COSTS: What You Don’t See Could Hurt You!

COSTS: What You Don’t See Could Hurt You!

I (Maria) am the type of person who feels secure when I’m in control and well informed. When working as a biomedical photographer, before I started a new career as a Wealth Coach with my mother, I’d read my employers’ 401(k) investment prospectuses, and then believed...
Test Drive Your Retirement Dreams

Test Drive Your Retirement Dreams

Karl and Jenny retired and sold their home to move to a warmer climate. They were looking forward to full-time fishing, golfing, and gardening, as their new southern home was near a lake and on a golf course.  Two years after their move, they called us to help...
After Your Retirement Party

After Your Retirement Party

Jake was a highly successful upper-level manager in the automotive business. He was the manager of a very large division and well-respected. His whole identity and self-worth were related to his position at work. Jake was a workaholic. He worked long hours and had no...
Know Your Turnover Rates

Know Your Turnover Rates

Turnover is the frequency of the buying and selling rate within mutual funds and individual stocks. Every time there is a transaction inside your mutual fund, costs are incurred—whether you have approved the sales and purchases or not. Active money managers who buy...