All About That Credit is a 4-part series about establishing, improving and maintaining good credit. Credit is a complex topic, and while I hope this series will be informative, I welcome questions specific to your particular situation. Part 4: Improving your Credit Score Over the last few weeks we have discussed various ways to obtain credit and […]
All About That Credit: Your Credit Report
All About That Credit is a 4-part series about establishing, improving and maintaining good credit. Credit is a complex topic, and while I hope this series will be informative, I welcome questions specific to your particular situation. Part 3: Your Credit Report Scenario: You decide you are going to purchase a car. You have had your eye […]
All About That Credit: Installment Accounts
All About That Credit is a 4-part series about establishing, improving and maintaining good credit. Credit is a complex topic, and while I hope this series will be informative, I welcome questions specific to your particular situation. Part 2: Installment Accounts Are you considering a loan to buy a car, or procuring a mortgage to purchase a […]
All About that Credit: Respecting your Credit Card
All About That Credit is a 4-part series about establishing, improving and maintaining good credit. Credit is a complex topic, and while I hope this series will be informative, I welcome questions specific to your particular situation. Part 1: Respecting your Credit Card I’ll be honest – I love my credit card, and here’s why: It generates […]
March Madness and Diversification
We are nearing the end of the first quarter of 2016, which means March Madness! How are your brackets holding up this tournament season? I would like to say that I’m an informed player this year, but my brackets tell another story. As much as I’d like to, I’m not watching ESPN or talking about the […]
Why Financial Planning is for Everyone.
Being wealthy is not a criteria. All too often I talk with young professionals who tell me they would love to do some financial planning once they payoff their debt or have some savings built up. Despite the common misconception, being debt free or wealthy is not a prerequisite for Financial Planning. Financial Planning is […]
Preparing for a Financial Emergency
Are you prepared? As I go about my day, I generally don’t ask myself what could go wrong. Will I fall off the sidewalk and break my hip? Will my house be broken into? Will I lose my job? Instead, I wake up, drink coffee (a must!), and then get my day started. It’s not […]
Small Business Owners: Let’s Get Organized!
Starting, or already have, your own business? My guess is you’ve invested a ton of time getting your business up and running by selecting a business structure, obtaining an EIN, and filing the required state forms. In the midst of all of this, you are also busy creating your product or service, marketing it, and […]
Let’s Get Started 2016: Financial Wellness
It’s a new year and that can mean a lot of things. For those of us in New England, January means cold weather. But on the bright side, it also means making chili, snow skiing (my favorite!), and watching all of the best picture nominations. And most importantly, to me, January means starting fresh. I […]
