Investing
How Will Rising Interest Rates Affect Stocks?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® … and what do rising interest rates (and inflation) mean to your long-term success? Maybe less than you think… or is
March 5, 2018
Category: Planning
Investing
Why Do Individual Investors Seem to Always Lag Behind Market Returns?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® A recent study by Morningstar, a leading mutual fund research firm, compared mutual fund returns with the gains individual investors actually
February 19, 2018
Investing
Should You Buy TERM Insurance and INVEST the Difference?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® BUY TERM INSURANCE! INVEST THE DIFFERENCE! That’s the mantra that’s been preached (mostly by tv gurus selling their DVDs) since the
February 5, 2018
Annuities
Thinking of Buying An Annuity? Do Your Homework.
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® If you’re thinking of purchasing an annuity, here’s a report you might find helpful. I seldom use annuities for client portfolios;
January 22, 2018
Estate
Here’s Your Important Document Checklist!
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® A fiduciary advisor is good to have; but, YOU are a kind of fiduciary, too! Your family depends on you,
January 8, 2018
Planning
A Long Life Is Wonderful When You Can Enjoy It!
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® We know we’re living longer; a long life can be wonderful… and some of us get to live better, too. I
December 20, 2017
Business Owners
How To Avoid the Family Business Wealth Evaporation Trap
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Family business owners face wealth evaporation daily. It’s like glaucoma. You can’t tell it’s happening on a daily basis, but the
December 11, 2017
Inflation
Managing Retirement Income Decisions During Retirement
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Managing retirement income has never been easy. Those who retired in the early 1970s saw interest rates rise dramatically, then fall
November 27, 2017
Business Owners
Business Valuation Matters
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Business valuation matters! And, not just when you plan to sell. Few business owners realize that valuation ‘what-if’s’ can help determine
November 13, 2017
Business Owners
What To Do With Business Sale Proceeds
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® When you receive business sale proceeds, you’ll likely pay a capital gains tax; but, that may not be the end
October 30, 2017