Follow the plan
Worried about what to do when the market fluctuates? Follow your plan. The answer is easy but the discipline to do so isn’t always. Read Justus Morgan’s column for more.
How to read the panicky market
Over the last few trading days, we’ve seen some pretty wild volatility in the market. A solid financial plan is the antidote to ease your anxiety. Read more from Justin Moilanen.
How to ensure against a rainy day in your career
Read MIke Haubrich’s latest blog post on the About.com blog, Money Over 55 in which he discusses how to ensure against a career rainy day.
How to fill a career a retirement income gap with career value
Mike Haubrich is now a guest blogger on about.com’s MoneyOver55 blog. Read his first post here. How to fill a retirement income gap with career value
Having a plan helps the drop from hurting (too much)
Since last week was the worst decline in the stock market in the past few years we thought you might appreciate a quick note. While a number of pundits have been vocal in providing an explanation, I don’t know that the underlying cause really matters. The reality is that there’s been a decline of around…
An abundant Thanksgiving week
This chapter excerpted from Appreciative Moments: Stories and Practices for Living and Working Appreciatively. iUniverse, 2008. With permission of the author, Ed Jacobson Chapter 32: An Abundant Thanksgiving Week My mind’s been cooking lately about the rapidly-approaching Thanksgiving holiday and the piece I’ve wanted to write about having An Appreciative Thanksgiving Day. Then a new notion arose: Why…
Volatility is up. So what?
Professional investors know something that most people find impossible to believe: that the threat of scary ups and downs in the markets is by far the best friend of the long-term investor. Why? Because over the long term, stocks have provided returns far higher than bonds or cash. If it weren’t for the occasional dizzying…
Watch.Listen.Read. – June 30, 2014
Welcome to my new blog post. Periodically, I will post links to some things I watch, listen to, or read that may be of interest to you. Enjoy! Watch. TED Talks: Why We Do What We Do “What is your motive for action? What is it that drives you in your life today?” http://www.ted.com/talks/tony_robbins_asks_why_we_do_what_we_do Listen.…
Hassle-free home sales
As seen in the Racine Journal Times | April 30, 2014 Driving around Racine, I often see homes for sale that have been listed for well over a year. I often wonder how the sellers are dealing with this unnecessary delay in moving forward with their lives. Focusing on a strategy for hassle-free home sales…
Spotlight on service: Career Transitions
Did you know that one of the many services offered to clients of Financial Service Group is our approach to career transitions? In fact, FSG president, Michael Haubrich is recognized by our industry as one of the early pioneers in viewing a person’s career as an asset along with other asset classes such as cash,…