Overwhelmed by an increasing bombardment of “digital noise,” your clients may be tuning out important information you send them. And you may not even know it. Advisor Kristin C. Sullivan, CFP®, Denver, Colorado, said she’s improved her open rates simply by using the word “you” in the subject lines and titles…. (Click here for more.)
For the inaugural Ask-the-Advisor blog, I answer a question from Jennifer, a mom whose teenager who needs help managing her cash. Q: I have a teenager who I believe is ready to take the step into having a debit card to access her funds. Our bank will not allow us to do that without a…
Your first instinct as a child may be to drop everything and handle all your parents’ needs yourself. But if it comes at the cost of your own career, think about the ripple effects – on your retirement savings, on the needs of your own kids, even on your own sanity. Denver financial planner Kristi…
#1: Buy discount team merchandise featuring your club’s latest incarcerated player that was traded to the Baltimore Ravens. #2: For your tailgating or game viewing party, purchase beer that is on sale because it’s approaching 90 days since the born-on-date. Your guests will never know the difference. Also, stock up on Velveeta and Rotel…
The greatest fear cited by women approaching retirement age is that their money won’t go nearly far enough. “What I see with most women, especially single women or single childless women, is a real fear of outliving their money,” said Kristi Sullivan, owner of Sullivan Financial Planning in Denver…. (Click here for more.)
In this article on Bankrate.com, Jay MacDonald writes: Footloose singles in particular face a greater need to manage their retirement, for one simple reason. “It’s more expensive to live single,” says Kristi Sullivan, a fee-only financial planner based in Denver. “Where couples may both be saving for retirement, single people only have one income to…
Continuing the theme of last week’s blog, here are some solid ideas for saving money that I will probably not be implementing. But, maybe you can! #1: Getting rid of Cable. I could very easily go without TV. It would save me from having to watch Tiny House Hunters and going into weekly rages…
According to The New York Times, hybrid policy sales have more than doubled since 2008, topping $2.4 billion in 2015. Only $300 million in stand-alone long-term care policies are sold each year. Kristi Sullivan, a certified financial planner in Denver, said the hybrid policies are, “Not for everybody.” The policies should be considered by…
In order to keep you, dear reader, informed on realistic ways to save for the future, I do a lot of research on how people make ends meet on a tight budget. Some of the ideas are great, but others are just so irritating. Herewith, my top 5 annoying ways to save money. #1: …
How quotable is Kristi? She’s even quoted in Financial Advisor about being quotable! Sullivan has a client who once called to say he’d seen her on CNBC. “I said, ‘I know her!’” this customer excitedly shared, according to the advisor. (Click here for more….)
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