Kristi helps the Financial Planning Association figure out when it’s the right time to hire a professional financial planner. 15 Signs You Need a Financial Planner You wouldn’t depart for an important trip without a clear idea of how to get to your destination — or at least without a GPS or map to…
Do you find it hard to understand financial experts? I don’t blame you! That’s why I helped U.S. News and World Report decode the terms you might hear. Say what? “Meeting with a financial professional can be key to getting your finances on track. But one thing that doesn’t make it easier: When your…
This one came out around Christmas from Fox Business, but it’s a concept worth thinking about whenever gift-giving opportunities arise. While it’s long been possible to hand out cash, buy stock or contribute to college savings plans, financial institutions and retailers are making it easier to bestow a gift with lasting value. Among them…
Who was interviewed by Liz Weston with the Associated Press? Me, that’s who! Financial planners and credit counselors see plenty of examples. The grown son who lost a job, moved home and stopped looking for work. The daughter who constantly mismanaged her checking account — and turned to payday lenders when parents stopped covering…
The editorial team at ETF Reference surveyed 57 ETF investing experts in search of the best tips for exchange-traded fund investors. The response we received was incredible. Our panel sent us hundreds of amazing tips! We winnowed that list down to101, which are presented below. We asked our panel, “What is the one piece…
I was thrilled to be named one of Credit Donkey’s Best Investing Blogs for 2016: With so many investing sites out there clogging the Internet with fluff and unclear directives, you can easily get lost. We help you find your way by featuring the very best investing blogs and resources that can help you make…
Working for yourself means giving up certain benefits, like a workplace retirement plan. But when it comes to saving for old age, you still have plenty of choices. Which retirement account you choose depends on how much you earn and the amount you want to contribute in any given year, financial planners say. Here…
Financial planning is the process by which a person or family works with a financial professional to set goals, financial and otherwise, and to develop a plan for meeting them. A Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) is trained to develop a plan to serve as that map or GPS. And the CFP™ designation means they must…
Faced with longer life expectancies, a savings shortfall and skyrocketing medical bills, retirees are increasingly reluctant to transfer assets to their children during their lifetime—lest they need that money to make ends meet. Where excess assets exist when they die, many are also more likely to give to a worthy cause or skip their children…
Marcum Financial Services quotes Kristi on the 10 Steps to Achieve Your Retirement Goals. From Social Security to saving, these tips can help make your money last. Everybody wants to be safe from the buffeting that life can inflict upon retirement plans – to have the financial resilience to bounce back when things go…
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