Strategic Dollars

By: Laura Walton AFC® I’m price sensitive. I know that I can’t save what I spend and I can’t invest what I don’t save. Every dollar that passes through my hands is important…or has the potential to be important. A by-product of being a careful spender is that you can be strategic with the dollars…

The Minimalists

By: Laura Walton AFC® Have you heard of them? Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus?? They’re in Tucson tonight on their WordTasting Tour 2015 promoting their recent book, “Everything that Remains”. They each gave up six-figure careers and all the trappings to see if life was more meaningful with less stuff. Their finding? A resounding…

Possible but Not Probable

“What if…….. the dollar crashes?” “What if……..terrorists hit the US again?” “What if……..I win the lottery?” “What if……..they start taxing all the IRA’s?” “What if……..inflation goes crazy?” “What if……..my parents never die?” In the day to day world of money management and financial planning, these are very common questions. I find it interesting that these…