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How to Control the Cost of Investing and Maximize Your Portfolio
One of the more frequent and important discussions we have with our clients concerns the cost of investing. Even a seemingly innocent one percent in unnecessary fees can crush your investments over time. Because we know this, managing the cost of investing is a key...
Clarity, Simplicity, Transparency: New Dimensions Wealth Management
It’s a recurring theme for me: a potential client walks into the office looking for minor tweaking of their “financial plan” which consists of a mess of investments and no actual plan at all. This scenario is all too common in today’s complicated financial landscape,...
When it Rains it Pours: Considering Umbrella Coverage
Umbrella liability coverage, like all insurance, is something you hope to never need. But when you do need it, it can be a life saver. It isn’t as well known as other types of insurance such as home and auto insurance, but it can be just as important. Our job as...
Prioritizing Retirement vs. Education Saving
Financial planning is not about meeting every goal you have. Instead it’s about setting priorities to achieve the ones that are most important to you. Every financial decision requires a cost versus benefit analysis. Most people simply can’t afford to do EVERYTHING on...
Alphabet Soup: Selecting a Financial Advisor
Selecting a financial advisor is similar to selecting a primary doctor. You want someone you can trust, someone who communicates well, and someone who shares your general philosophy. But that’s not enough when you are selecting someone to help manage your life’s...
The Who, How, What and Why of Portfolio Management
Today I’d like to talk portfolios, but before we do let’s get some numbers on the table: There are almost 8,000 different mutual funds in the U.S. to choose from, along with over 1600 Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and another 6,000 individual stocks for those investors...