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Student Loans and Marriage: Good Communication Helped Us Tackle Massive Debt

My wife, Tori, and I started dating about a decade ago. Little did we know then that we would face major financial challenges in the first few years of our relationship. Luckily, those same challenges have made us a stronger couple and improved our...

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This Year Resolve to be Realistic in Your Financial Resolutions

Anyone who goes to the gym knows the pain of searching for a spot in the parking lot at the…

Get to Know the Stangier Wealth Management Firm

In our experience, many people meet with us after a significant change in their life, positive or negative. While others...

Seven Questions to Ask Before Investing

We have all heard of the seven deadly sins, things that you should never do or you risk the harshest...

Changing Unhealthy Behaviors

Most Americans know the fundamentals of good health: exercise, proper diet, sufficient sleep, regular check-ups and no smoking or excessive...

A Decision Not Made Is Still A Decision

Whether through inertia or trepidation, investors who put off important investment decisions might consider the admonition offered by motivational speaker...

Meeting with an Advisor

When we go to the doctor, we are all used to hearing those basic questions that they start their check-ups...

5 Basic Tips for Creating a Solid Retirement Plan

You know what the picture is supposed to look like: You spend your whole life on the job, working toward…

Realistic Retirement: Leveraging expectations with reality

Our culture builds a certain degree of optimism around the concept of retirement—people always “can’t wait until they can retire”…

Teaching Your Kids about Money, Part 2

In part 1 of this blog series, I outlined 13 best practices for teaching kids about money that I recommend…

Meeting with an Advisor: Be Prepared

When we go to the doctor, we are all used to hearing those basic questions that they start their check-ups…

Seven Questions to Ask Before Investing

We have all heard of the seven deadly sins, things that you should never do or you risk the harshest…

What to look for in Personal Finance Apps

An increasing number have been developed to help individuals with their personal finances.