If you are an investment client of Financial Planning Associates, Inc., your preliminary 1st quarter reports have been posted to your secure web portal. During the quarter our clients’ investment accounts increased in value by an aggregate average amount of 8.17%. Our most aggressively managed portfolio increased by 14.64% during the quarter. Final reports will replace the preliminary reports after… Read more →
A Very Quick Note About Our Phone System
When someone calls our phone number (636.527.5010) they first hear an announcement about who we are, etc. As a registered investment adviser we are required to provide certain information to all callers. We have just implemented a change in our system which will be of interest to our clients, who already know the required information. So, clients, when you call… Read more →
Warning: Scams abound.
Warning: Scams abound. This is a quick note to remind you that these are perilous times. There are phone scams, email scams, phishing scams, tax scams, website hijacking scams, etc., etc., the list goes on. Why do you care? Because the scammers are getting cleverer, and the potential cost of being scammed is great. So, we are including a few… Read more →
Two Very Quick Notes, Jan 22 2019
Clients of Financial Planning Associates, Inc., please note that your 4th quarter investment management reports were posted on January 3rd. Normally we confirm the posting of quarterly reports on the day that they are posted; however, in this case a software issue prevented us from publishing a notification until now. My father, Earl W. Goodin passed away from this life… Read more →
Going, Going, Gone.
Going, Going, Gone. It’s the name of a song by Al Kooper. The song is a lament. It recognizes that things have changed, never to be the same again. Some aspects of life with which we have grown comfortable are no more, supplanted by new and different ideas, difficulties and opportunities. (Note: If you are one of the 170 million monthly… Read more →