Managing Wealth

Most parents want their children to enjoy saving money. Take a look at a system that can help this happen!

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, ...

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 ...

Jeremy has been an entrepreneur since high school. His pride and joy is the restaurant he opened upon graduating and has built into a successful enterprise over the past two decades. When we met, he reported that he promised himself for the last five years that early retirement was just around the corner. He wants more time to spend with his beautiful family. Jeremy’s aspiration, what we at Entrust call making work optional, is lofty. It requires a finely-tuned financial ...

There is no time like the beginning of a new year to renew your savings goals to maintain your financial security.  Take a look at our video What’s Your Number? for tips you can use.

When I established my holistic financial planning firm in 2000, I was advised by colleagues to avoid using the word “holistic” to describe Entrust Financial’s services. “It sounds too new age,” they said, “Like you are reading taro cards or something. It just doesn’t sound like you are offering rigorous financial and investment advice.” I admit I was puzzled by the strong negative reaction to the word holistic because to me, offering financial advice using a holistic process was the ...

You can instill a sense of gratitude and generosity in even the youngest children by teaching them to share with others, beyond the immediate family. For instance, a great place to start is to encourage your kids to volunteer their time or share a portion of their allowance with the causes they love. Strategies for transforming your children into young philanthropists include: Discover what sparks their interest Create a family tradition Establish a donor-advised fund Discover what sparks their interest You can easily ...

NewsWorthy, Entrust’s monthly video intended to help you make good financial choices, focuses today on:  What do you need to consider when hiring a financial advisor? To get your thinking started, consider whether you want to work with an advisor who focuses on investment products and pretty much stops there, or whether you prefer to work with an advisor who partners with you to help you make good financial decisions in all aspects of your life. You can usually tell the ...