Most retirement money mistakes don't come from one bad decision. They come from decisions nobody realized were being made at all, like how much to spend in the first year of retirement or when to enroll in Medicare. This guide walks through the most common ones, and...
The terms "financial advisor" and "financial planner" get used interchangeably online, in ads, and even in casual conversation. But they don't always mean the same thing. Before choosing someone to help manage your money and your future, it helps to understand what...
Confidence with money in retirement usually isn't a personality trait. It's closer to a skill built from knowing a few specific numbers and having a routine to check them. This guide walks through what that actually looks like, plus a few situations where even a...
"Do I need a financial planner?" is rarely a question people ask out of idle curiosity. It usually comes up because something specific already changed, like a new account to track or a decision that suddenly feels bigger than the ones before it. This guide walks...
The period immediately following the death of a spouse is often characterized by urgency, administrative, financial, and emotional. From a planning perspective, however, this period requires the opposite approach: Deliberate restraint. Decisions made during this time,...
Protecting the Integrity of Your Clients’ Estate Plans An estate plan isn’t complete when the documents are signed. It’s complete when every financial decision continues to support the intent of those documents throughout a client’s lifetime. A Shared Commitment to...
Rebekah J. Fero, CFP®, AIF®
Jeffrey J. Fero, II, CFP®
