Back To Basics: Financial Planning For The Unthinkable

graveyard Back To Basics: Financial Planning For The Unthinkable Most of us do not want to think about dying.  Of course, it is going to happen to all of us whether we like it or not.  There is no way around it.  Dying is probably the one certain fact of life that we most like to ignore.   However, we have a responsibility to our spouses and family to be financially prepared for when it happens. 

You might say, “Jeff, …

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Are You Prepared To Handle The Unexpected Twists In Life?

emergency Are You Prepared To Handle The Unexpected Twists In Life? To be prepared is half the victory. ~Miguel De Cervantes

Life is full of surprises.  It pays to prepare yourself.  Things happen to people and families everyday that they are not expecting.  I used to go through life thinking that disasters won’t happen to me.  I don’t anymore.  I’ve lived long enough and have had enough experiences to teach me otherwise.  I’m still very optimistic, but wiser.  I try to …

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I Confess I Live a Life of Contradictions

Situations in life are often complex.  Now that I have more life experience, things don’t seem quite as black and white as they did twenty years ago.  I find that it isn’t always easy to explain exactly where I stand on every issue that comes up.  In fact, it sometimes seems that my beliefs are contradictory.  I definitely know that there are a lot more gray areas than what I …

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