by Corey Beal | Jul 28, 2023 | Bear Market, Behavior, Bull Market, Diversification, finance basics, finance tips, financial plan, Financial Services, Financial Stuff, Historical Stock Market, How to invest, Investing, Investing fear, Passive investing, portfolio, Stock Market Decline & Recession, Stocks, Timing the stock market, Volatility
Have you heard stories from a friend about how they made some big bucks by buying a stock at the right time? Or how someone saved their ass by getting out of the stock market before a big drop? Have you ever read an article or seen a TV title like “10 Hottest Stocks...
by Corey Beal | May 15, 2023 | Behavior, Budgeting, college funding, College planning, Credit, Credit Report, Credit Score, Finance, finance basics, finance tips, financial enmeshment, financial plan, Financial Stuff, kids and finances, kids and money, Kids finances, Kids money, Money Values, savings, Student Aid, Student loan, Student Loans, Teaching kids about money, Teen finances, Teens and money, Tracking Spending
If you think back to your childhood, can you remember the lessons, feelings, and beliefs you learned about money and finances? What is your first memory of money? Is it positive or negative? Did your parents struggle with money and did you know that? Was the topic of...
by Corey Beal | Apr 14, 2023 | Behavior, Budgeting, Finance, finance basics, finance date night, finance tips, financial infidelity, Financial Stuff, financial therapy, Goal Setting, Investing in self-care, Investing in yourself, money date night, money trauma, Money Values, partner and money, partnership and finances, Relationships and finances, Tracking Spending, Values
Let’s talk about finances, baby, let’s talk about you and me, let’s talk about all the magical things that money means (if you are an 80’s kid, you know the actual tune this should be sung to). Yay! The one topic most couples love to talk about is money and...
by Corey Beal | Dec 6, 2022 | Behavior, Finance, finance tips, Financial Services, Financial Stuff, Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), Retirement, Roth IRA, Roth IRA conversion, savings, tax planning, Taxes
What is a Roth IRA conversion? A Roth IRA conversion is a strategy to help you save money on taxes (if done correctly) in the long run. A conversion moves pre-tax dollars from your retirement accounts such as a 401(k) or IRA into a Roth IRA. The amount that you...
by Corey Beal | Nov 11, 2022 | Bear Market, Behavior, Diversification, finance tips, financial plan, Financial Stuff, Historical Stock Market, Inflation, Investing, Investing fear, portfolio, Recession, savings, Stock Market Decline & Recession, Stocks, Volatility
Yesterday (11/10/22) happened to be the best day in the stock market since 2020! The U.S. stock market (S&P 500) rose 4.8%, International stocks surged 5%, and publicly-traded REITs increased by more than 6%. Did you hear much about this? I am guessing not as the...