5 Reasons It’s Important to Set Financial Goals
Published by Rob Furlong, Portfolio Manager The alarm sounded promptly at 1a.m. Shortly after some rustling and grumbling the tent zippers opened and we stepped out into the frigid air. After a quick breakfast, we began heading uphill into the darkness. For the next eight hours life was lit …
3 Lessons I’ve Learned Working At A Wealth Management Firm
Published by Shayla Kriha Flash back to May 9th 2011, the day I started working at Carson Wealth Management Group. I thought at that time I knew what working in the financial services industry was all about; I could not have been more wrong. It’s now June 2018, and I can truly say I know ex …
Financial Planning Is About the “Why”
Published by Brad Dillon Many of my clients and prospects confuse financial planning with investment management. There are countless financial professionals touting their expertise regarding investments, and in my 20 years in the profession I have had many conversations with prospective cli …
When Can You Retire?
Not surprisingly, one of the most common goals financial planners help their clients with is analyzing cash flow in retirement so they can live their lives comfortably without worrying about outliving their money. Cash inflow in retirement can come from many sources (Social Security, retire …
How to Choose an Investment Strategy
Once we have the answers from our clients, we begin to think about the second category of factors which involve the overall health of the economy. Here are common questions we ask as we walk through the investment planning process:
Millennial vs. Boomer: Deciding the Big One
Published by Mark Petersen & Alexis Rauschkolb No! Even though Alexis Rauschkolb works in Carson Wealth’s San Francisco Bay Area office, we are not debating the next big earthquake in California. Carson Wealth Management spends a lot of time thinking about “Next Generation” …
Financial Security for Seniors
Published by Mark Lookabill When most people hear “financial security for seniors,” their minds immediately begin to think, “Do I have enough money for retirement?” We address this paramount topic as part of a client’s comprehensive wealth plan. All a person needs to do is a simple Google s …
Charles in Charge: Tips From The Top
Published by Paul West Perception and reality. If you believe everything you read, you’re naïve. I recently had the incredible experience of a private lunch with Charles Koch. If I believed everything I had read online prior to the meeting, I would have been a fool. While I, like many of yo …
The Evolution of Financial Advisors
Published by Paul West When you think of a financial advisor, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Unfortunately, for many of you it’s one word- salesman. While some of those type of “sales-y” advisor types do still exist, they are commission based representatives that only have to ma …
Why I Chose To Be A Financial Advisor
Published by Teresa Milner We all experience many journeys in life. Often times we are left wondering why certain things happen to us. Why do we suffer? Why we do experience joy? Why am I alone? Why, why, why . . .
