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Something To Think About

December 23, 2018 by Ashby Daniels, CFP®

If you really think about it, the only two points in life that we truly don’t care about money is when we have a total lack of wisdom as a child and at our point of maximum wisdom late in life.  We spend the rest of our lives chasing it only to return to our childlike state by realizing it doesn’t matter a whole lot. That may seem odd for… Read More

Filed Under: General

One Bad Decision Is All It Takes

December 19, 2018 by Ashby Daniels, CFP®

There is a saying in professional golf that, “You can’t win a tournament on Thursday, but you sure can lose it.”  For the golf uninitiated, every professional golf tournament starts on Thursday and concludes on Sunday.  So, a good round on Thursday can put you in position to win with three rounds to go, but a terrible round on Thursday is likely to result in missing the cut and any… Read More

Filed Under: Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning

“Optimal” Retirement Planning Strategies

December 12, 2018 by Ashby Daniels, CFP®

I read articles regularly that discuss optimal portfolio withdrawal strategies.  I think these articles are great but are probably best kept in the academic world.  In other words, they should not be given to clients.  I have a friend that was forwarded one of these articles by an advisor as the basis for their retirement planning decisions and asked for my thoughts.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s great that this advisor… Read More

Filed Under: Financial Planning, Planning Process

A Case For Long-Term Optimism – Words Matter

November 30, 2018 by Ashby Daniels, CFP®

The words we use are important. When you hear the term “stock market,” what immediately comes to mind?  Recently, I completed an informal survey asking that very question of various non-financial industry connections and the number one response was “risky.”  I think part of the reason people view investing as risky has something to do with the term we use when referring to the assets we are purchasing — stocks…. Read More

Filed Under: Investing, Popular Posts

“Best Interest” is not Black & White

November 14, 2018 by Ashby Daniels, CFP®

Back in March, the CFP Board voted to require every CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM professional that provides financial planning to be held to the duty of care of a fiduciary starting October 1, 2019.  I greatly applaud this move!  For folks not in our industry, if an advisor is a fiduciary, then that advisor is legally and ethically required to put your best interest before their own. Up to this point, the… Read More

Filed Under: Financial Planning

Why Saving In Your 60’s Is So Important – It’s Not the Reason You Think

November 7, 2018 by Ashby Daniels, CFP®

When I speak to folks that are in their final stretch leading up to retirement, one topic that often comes up is how much they should be saving.  While the simplest answer is “as much as possible”, I wanted to provide some additional perspective on why saving as much as possible in the homestretch to retirement is so important. It’s not the reason you think. Let’s say that you just… Read More

Filed Under: Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning

Dealing With Loss

October 31, 2018 by Ashby Daniels, CFP®

It’s been a tough month.  About a month ago, a friend of mine lost their son unexpectedly.  Though we rarely talk due to being far away, it is a dear friend whom I’ve known nearly my entire life and our families are still very close.  His son was just 24 years old.  Clearly taken from us far too soon. Then last week, another friend lost their daughter unexpectedly.  She was… Read More

Filed Under: Legacy Planning

Objectivity as a Value Proposition

October 24, 2018 by Ashby Daniels, CFP®

The Latin term panem et circenses (bread and circuses) is a figure of speech for a superficial form of appeasement.  It is a diversion or a distraction from core issues.  If you’ve seen the movie Gladiator, multiple times they show Roman soldiers throwing bread into the stands of the Colosseum prior to the starting of the games.  Both the provisions of bread and the games themselves (hence bread and circus)… Read More

Filed Under: Investing, Planning Process

Lifeboat Drills

October 17, 2018 by Ashby Daniels, CFP®

The last time you were on an airplane, do you remember what the flight attendants did before takeoff?  Of course you do.  They provided you with a safety demonstration on what to do if there is an emergency.  But I’ll bet that virtually nobody paid any attention to them because nobody ever does.  (Full disclosure: I also ignore the safety demonstration.) If the plane has an issue though, there is no… Read More

Filed Under: Investing, Retirement Income Planning

How To Know If You’ve Saved Enough For Retirement

October 10, 2018 by Ashby Daniels, CFP®

One of the great fears facing many retirees is if they have saved enough to retire.  And by extension, once in retirement, it can be stressful to spend the money they’ve spent their entire working lives accumulating.  I attribute much of the financial angst retirement to one primary issue. Many investors have never taken the time to write down how much they anticipate spending or what their guaranteed incomes will… Read More

Filed Under: Retirement Income Planning

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