Category Archives: Family Finances
Things to Think About as Your Senior Graduates from High School
by Ralph Broadwater, MD, CFP®, AIF® My wife and I will become “empty nesters” this August when our younger son, Michael heads off to college. Long before I was even married I had tucked away a wise article that captured…
Spring Cleaning for Your Finances
The arrival of spring is not only a perfect time to deep clean your house, it is also a great time to organize and de-clutter your financial papers.
Rule of 28 is dead
Our guest blogger, Sarah Catherine Gutierrez, CFP®, has her master’s in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and is founder and partner of Aptus Financial in Little Rock. Think smaller on affordability We officially declare that as of April…
Bigger Paychecks in 2018?
Use this calculator to verify your withholding so there are no April surprises!
The Intersection of Frugal and Green
Being a good conservationist can lead to more "green" in your pocket.
But, What Could Go Wrong?
When evaluating an important financial decision, remember “But, what could go wrong?”
Longevity Planning
For the past twenty years, most financial planners have used Mortality Tables to help them compute the adequacy of asset levels for funding retirement income needs. These tables were based on the actual life span of general population in the…
Kiva Zip- A New Way for Philanthropy
If you are interested in charitable giving, check out Kiva Zip at http://zip.kiva.org. In March, 2013 President Bill Clinton was in Arkansas to announce the start of Kiva Zip, a project of Kiva.org to make direct 0% interest loans to…