Years ago when I first began doing cash flow analysis and planning with my clients I observed that we have a tendency to increase our outflows as our income increases. During the first annual review with one particular client the conversation went something like this: Me: It looks like your spending equals your income. You’re not spending more than you have,… Read more →
Category: Investing
A Change, Another Change, and Some More Changes.
The first change that I would like to tell you about has to do with my function as a Missouri insurance producer.¹ I have been a licensed Missouri insurance producer since 1979, licensed to kill. No, wait. That’s not right. That’s James Bond. My licenses allowed me to sell insurance products in the state of Missouri, but not to kill. As of… Read more →
2nd Quarter Reports and Some Wisdom from Honest Abe.
Our clients’ preliminary 2nd quarter reports have been posted. Final reports, including CPI information will replace the preliminary reports toward the end of the month. Of the twelve investment categories commonly used and shown below, eight were negative for the quarter. Investment Category Representative ETF 2015,Q2 iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology (IBB) 8.51 Vanguard Healthcare (VHT) 4.58 iShares Russell 1000 (IWB) 0.54… Read more →
Your 2014/2015 IRA Contributions, 1st Quarter Reports and Improvements in Technology.
Have you made your IRA contribution for 2014? You can do so now through April 15. Call us at 636.527.5010 if you have questions. Did you know that you don’t have to wait until the following year to make your IRA contribution? You can make your 2015 IRA contribution now. In most cases making your contribution earlier results in a larger… Read more →
2014 becomes 2015, a.k.a., “What now?”
Investment management clients of Financial Planning Associates, Inc., please note that your 4th quarter reports have been posted to your secure web folders. The table below will provide some insight concerning the rewards (or not) enjoyed (or not) by investors in 12 standard investment categories during the 4th quarter of 2014, and during the full year. Investment Category Representative ETF… Read more →