by Corey Beal | Sep 15, 2023 | Asking for a raise, Employer benefits, Fall Financial Tips, Finance, finance tips, financial plan, Financial Stuff, Open enrollment, Student loan, Student Loans, tax payments, tax planning, Tax withholding, Taxes
Head into spooky season by making sure you “leaf” your financial stress behind. As the end of the year approaches, it’s important to plan for the most expensive time in most Americans’ lives. Between back-to-school shopping, holiday preparations, and all the...
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 | 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...