A Deeper Look into Donor Advised Funds and Private Foundations
In the Northern Virginia area, we come across many successful professionals who have significant philanthropic desires. As financial professionals, it is important that we understand different charitable gifting options to explore with the client as part of their financial or estate plans.
What Got Me Interested in Bitcoin
I recently attended a Fidelity sponsored webinar in which they presented their new whitepaper on bitcoin. In general, I’m skeptical of digital assets such as bitcoin and other digital currencies, as well as Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the like.
Pets: They are an Investment
We Americans love our pets and are spending more and more money on their care and wellbeing. Based on the May 2021 ASPCA1 survey, 23 million American households acquired a pet during the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerns about potential challenges of pet ownership as people’s lives return to normal, post-pandemic have not yet reached a critical level, according to the survey.
Need more space? One family’s journey to their dream home…
There are many reasons to look for a larger home – feeling cramped in your current space, family changes (marriage, kids, family moving in), increased work from home, and desire to spend more time with loved ones. My lovely wife and I, and our 5 kids, had several of these squarely on our minds when we started our home upgrade journey in 2019.
Sharing is Caring
Our parent company is big on community involvement. There is a whole Season of Sharing campaign, supporting multiple causes with donations of cash and goods. While it is always nice to give to a good cause, sometimes we forget that giving our time is another viable option that is just as important to a lot of charities.
Strength Training Can Deliver Big Results for Women Without the Bulk
Did you know that as adult women age, they begin losing muscle and bone mass, putting them at greater risk for injury?
Prioritize Savings Now
When we meet with retirement plan participants, an almost universal recommendation is to try to increase savings each year by one percent. But in order to get to that extra one percent, you have to be maintaining a positive cash flow. And the best way to establish and maintain savings is to prepare a budget.
The Biggest Purchase of My Life – Part II
With pre-approval in hand and a game plan for what elements we were looking for in our first house, my wife and I set out to find our dream home.
The Biggest Purchase of My Life – Part I
During the pandemic, my fiancé (now wife) and I arrived at the conclusion that a one bedroom, 750 square-foot apartment is not ideal for two people and a dog to share 24-7 for an extended period of time.