Navigating Elder Care, Ep# 28
For many of us, our parents getting older is a tricky situation to navigate. How do you respectfully offer your help? Ensure they get the best care? How do you know what…
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Should I Own International Stocks?
Why own international stocks? Especially when, as noted in Exhibit 1 below, US stocks have outperformed international stocks over the last one, five and ten years, respectively. After all, most…
Married Couples: 6 Savings Strategies
We work with a lot of couples to help them plan for their long term goals. In some cases, we work with couples who keep their financial lives separate. Often…
How to Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions, Ep #26
When it comes to New Years resolutions, are you in the 92% or the 8%? The number’s a bit shocking but science tells us that 92% of people don’t accomplish…
Checking in on Your Retirement Contributions
Have you made your 2016 Roth IRA (or traditional IRA) contribution? If you have not yet made the maximum contribution, and are eligible to make contributions, you still have time!…
Why Have US Stocks Performed So Well?
During 2011, in the midst of the federal debt showdown, there would have been very few investors who believed the S&P 500 would return 16% per year over the next five…
Top 10 Most Read Posts of 2016
We spend a lot of time researching topics throughout the year to share with our clients. We thought you may be interested in reading our top 10 most read blog…
Top 10 Stories of 2016
As we did last year, Financial Symmetry has covered several current events on our blog throughout 2016, and here is our view of the top 10 most memorable stories of…
Episode 25: 10 Tips for More Tax Savings
Tax savings is a peculiar planning topic. It’s an idea that almost everyone wants more of, but few follow through to complete it. Most people don’t realize the large amount of…
Best Tips for Your Young Child’s College Savings
I was recently quoted in the Ask the Expert section of Money.com regarding tips on savings for a young child’s education. The entire article can be found here, but a…
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