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4 Pitfalls of Not Having a Financial Plan

Carson Wealth

There are some things in life you just can’t plan for: an unexpected illness, job loss, death of spouse, disability. And while experiencing one of these major events can drastically impact your life, having an effective financial plan can help ensure that it doesn’t ruin your financial well-being.

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Ten Steps To Creating A Solid Financial Plan For Yourself

Clever Girl Finance

No one cares about your financial well-being more than you, so it's important to have a financial plan for yourself. Knowing how to make a financial plan will allow you to save money, afford the things you really want, and achieve long-term goals like saving for college and retirement. What is a financial plan?

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How To Create A Strategic Financial Planning Process For Yourself

Clever Girl Finance

Having a solid personal financial planning process is the first step in achieving your financial goals. Instead, you can leverage the same steps that financial advisors and Certified Financial Planners (CFPs) use to create financial plans for their clients. What is a financial plan?

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How to Determine Your Investment Risk Tolerance Level

WiserAdvisor

It is essential to choose investments that match your risk appetite to avoid unnecessary stress and surprises later. A financial advisor can help you understand your investment risk tolerance. This article will focus on the risks of investing, how they impact you, and what you can do to determine your risk appetite.

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Risk Tolerance Dysfunctions

Inside Information

For more years than I’d care to name, I’ve been trying to put my finger on exactly why I have a such a huge problem with the traditional (Think: Riskalyze, now Nitrogen) risk tolerance assessments in the financial planning profession. You can actually test various bear markets and adjust accordingly.)

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Financial Planning Opportunities in a Volatile Market

eMoney Advisor

Historically, staying the course and following a financial plan has outperformed rash investment decisions when there are times of uncertainty in the financial market. But it takes a strong plan—and no small amount of willpower—to do this. Loss Aversion: Definition, Risks in Trading, and How to Minimize.”

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The Super Bowl and Your Investments

The Chicago Financial Planner

That said, they did play in the AFC in their first year of existence but that’s getting too technical for this blog post. Rather I suggest an investment strategy that incorporates some basic blocking and tackling: A financial plan should be the basis of your strategy. Take stock of where you are.

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