Blog
This is the space for me to provide up-to-date commentary on the latest financial news as well as any other random thoughts I have or submitted questions that I think would benefit us all.
Why A Health Savings Account (HSA) Is A Powerful Investing Tool
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) have become more popular with the rise of high deductive health plans (HDHP) from many employers. I go through why these can be used an triple tax advantaged investment account.
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Paying Off Student Loans
With student loan payments resuming it is a good time to revisit the best ways to attack this form of debt and efficient ways to get it out of your life.
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Short Term Investing (0-5 Years)
Ever wonder where to park your money if you have a wedding in a year? Want to buy a house in 3 years? I go through the different options for you when your time frame is under 5 years.
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Tackling the big question: How much To Save For Retirement
All the juicy details around the question, "how much should I be saving for retirement?"
Read MoreFinancial Concepts: The Rule of 72
I am going to sprinkle in some basic financial concepts into my blog that I feel like will be helpful. Up this week: the Rule of 72. What is the Rule of 72?Have you ever wondering how long it will take to double your money on an...
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The Less Talked about Risk of Investing
What is risk? In investing, typically people think of the chances
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Is now a good time to buy a house?
The question around if and when someone should purchase a home could be split into two part; the objective and subjective. Objectively, we can look at interest rates, current costs of houses, what inventory of homes is currently...
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Interest Rates and Inflation: What is the connection?
Few topics have garnered more weight in the financial news recently than inflation. You may have noticed that often included in this conversation in the federal government's attempts to bring it down (sometimes up) to the goal, which...
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Should we be worried about the 2023 Bank Failures?
There have been several high profile bank failures so far this year (Silicon Valley Bank, First Republic Bank, and Signature Bank). Should we be worried? I don't have the answer but I do have some facts to consider.
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