by Corey Beal | Sep 2, 2025 | Federal legislation, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017
What It Means for Your Wealth, Health, and Financial Future Hey there, beautiful soul! If you have been wanting a quick summary on The One Big Ugly Bill signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025, read on. If you would rather avoid it because of the dumpster fire that...
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 | Jun 9, 2023 | CFP, Fee-only financial planning, fiduciary, Finance, finance basics, Finance Industry, finance tips, financial plan, Financial Services, Financial Stuff, Finding right financial planner, flat-fee, Hourly and flat fee financial planning and wealth management, hourly financial planning, partnership and finances
One of the many reasons I launched Empowering Finance was to challenge all of the industry norms that I was told were the only way to “make it/be successful” in the wild world of finance. One of these industry norms is how a majority of RIA (registered investment...
by Corey Beal | Mar 7, 2023 | Books, Budgeting, college funding, College planning, Contributions, Credit, Credit Bureaus, Credit Score, Emergency Fund, Finance, finance basics, Finance Books, Finance Industry, finance tips, financial plan, Financial Stuff, Goal Setting, Investing, Kids finances, Kids money, Money Values, Random, Retirement, Roth IRA, savings, Student Aid, Student loan, Student Loans, Teen finances, Teens and money
Your kid is going off into the real world and there are some crucial things that they need to do to set themselves up for financial success. Whether they’re starting a career, going to college, or taking a gap year, these steps will help them begin their journey...
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...
