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I don’t know about you, but I like to stretch my money so I can do more with it, not less. Consider this framework for allocating your income!

Most of us want to be comfortable and financially secure, now and throughout our retirement. But many of us are not sure where to start. Find out now!

In today’s world of “instant,” concepts such as value and worth may no longer be second nature to many of us. For instance, an appraisal of the monetary value or worth of your business, as you anticipate selling it to fund your retirement plan, can depend on a variety of factors you might not have thought of—including whether you have paved the way for selling it and how quickly you want to exit. Tracey M. Jasey, Partner, MPI Business ...

If you have more than one child, you have probably observed that each child has a different attitude towards money. Perhaps one child cannot seem to spend his money fast enough, and the other loves to squirrel it away. What about you? And your significant other? What is your money personality? Find out now!

Preparing for retirement is often identified as the number one concern of middle-class millionaires. The implied solution for resolving this concern is rather straightforward: Build a portfolio large enough to generate the income you need for the style of living you prefer, and you are good to go. After all, having a good income during your working years made all the difference. Won’t it be the same in retirement? Well, maybe, but then again maybe not—due to what we, ...

The kids are heading back to school and we parents are hoping they learn a lot, not just academic information but life and social skills, too. Jen’s video introduces an important life skill—understanding money—that you can help your children learn.

Handling personal finances is a complicated endeavor, perhaps now more than ever. Where once upon a time employees counted on a pension and perhaps one other investment account as they aimed for financial security, today it is typical to have numerous accounts—opened while working for a variety of employers. Time and again we encounter those who have lost track of such accounts as the years pass, especially when they misplace their logon credentials. And the difficulty does not end there. ...

Most of us want to retire—someday. And we aim for our investments to appreciate so that we can distribute income from them throughout our retirement years, without running low on money and equally importantly, without diminishing our style of living. As the capital markets gradually appreciated during 2017, our goals for making work optional—retirement—felt good indeed. Now that volatility has returned with a vengeance, it can take a dose of faith to stay invested. However, there are three things we ...

While we have not engaged in statistical research to prove the following, it is our experience that when Entrust Financial advisors provide Financial Planning and Wealth Management workshops—such as our most recent presentation for “Women in Nuclear” at Exelon—just as many questions are posed about selecting a financial professional as are asked about the primary building blocks of a sound investment plan. We all want to select the right advisor for us and today’s blog may help: Does Your Financial ...

Achieving “millionaire status” is the financial aspiration of many. However, when we do the math in 2018, we realize that for most of us accumulating a million dollars for the future is just step one. With the disappearance of pensions and escalating costs for health care as we age, we need to have multi-millions set aside for our retirement. After all, we do not want our style of living to diminish down the road; if anything, we want it to ...