Author: Earl Yaokasin
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Securing Your Child’s Future: A Guide to Education Planning
Imagine staring into the beautiful eyes of a newborn child, hopeful of all the promise that comes with a brand new life. You might start to think about the person that this child will one day be: their dreams, aspirations, and all the future holds. Fast forward a couple of years to the child’s first…
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Weathering the Storm: A Guide to Navigating Market Turbulence
Picture a beautiful day at sea in a boat. The sun is shining, the sky is clear, and the waters are peaceful and still. Without warning, a storm rolls in. Amidst howling winds and crashing waves, your boat is tossed about, threatening to capsize. While this might sound like a day gone wrong, it’s also…
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What is Financial Independence?
What does financial independence actually mean? It’s more than just having a lot of money in the bank; it’s the freedom to live life completely on your terms, knowing that your financial obligations are covered. Can you imagine waking up without the stress of working for a paycheck? For many people, financial independence isn’t a…
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What Is Value Investing?
What Is Value Investing? Value investing is an approach to increasing wealth where investors actively search for stocks that are undervalued. After the initial investment, value investors usually hold on to these stocks for however long it takes for their share prices to increase. If these stocks appreciate and approach their underlying values, they need…
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Smart Stock Investing Minimize Risk, Optimize Returns
Smart Stock Investing: Minimize Risk, Optimize Returns Losing Money is Easy Too easy. While no one will say they want to lose money, many investors just can’t help themselves. They focus only on the short-term. They see trendy stocks going up, providing great short-term profits for other people, and they want their piece of the…
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Two Most Common Misconceptions About Stock Investing
Two Most Common Misconceptions About Stock Investing Investing is simple, but not easy. Warren Buffett Regularly, I speak with many people about stocks, and I found that most people have at least one of these two most common misconceptions about stock investing: If the above sounds like they make sense to you, that’s because these…
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Saving for College-Is a 529 Plan Enough
Saving for College – Is a 529 Plan Enough? Saving for College Does the thought of paying for your children’s college tuition scare you? According to bestcolleges.com, the average tuition and fees increased from $8,661 to $14,307 per year from 2000-2021. So, for a 4-year degree in 2024, you probably need to pay around $60,000…
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International Womens Day
International Women’s Day Women and Investing This year’s International Women’s Day is on March 8th. To celebrate, we wanted to write about women’s roles and views about investing. At first glance, it may be a little disheartening to see low investing participation numbers, but the future is bright as more and more younger women are…
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Investing 101
Investing 101 Saving for Retirement For the last 6 decades, it has become harder to save for retirement. Costs have skyrocketed and incomes haven’t kept pace with inflation. Do you remember the time when a one-income household was enough? Today, many households need two incomes to live comfortably. Planning for the future has become more…
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Repair Your Car or Buy a New One
Should You Repair Your Car or Buy a New One? Things to Consider Similar to being asked whether someone should buy or rent a house, I received another question: “Should you repair your car or buy a new one?” My 2005 Honda Civic just reached 100,000 miles and I have my car scheduled for a…
