“If I could get you into this car for just $400 a month, would you buy today?” ← The cheesy used car sales guy. (Of course, you don’t know that he’s got incentives, back-end payments, and financing charges hidden in that price, or that the car he’s trying to sell you has a salvage title.) […]
Read moreAs the year starts, this is the time where you focusing on what should be done for the next 12 months and how these steps align with the financial planning process and goals. As you know, a new year comes this expectation that we have ‘resolutions’. This means in our quest to start anew, we […]
Read moreIf you’re in the market for a financial advisor, you might come across people with titles as confusing as “certified retirement plan consultant”,“chartered college planning specialist” or “retirement management analyst.” After all, financial advisors depend on convincing clients of their reputation. As a result, there are over 50 different job titles to describe people who […]
Read moreYou’ve got an unconscious program running in the deepest recesses of your brain that’s telling you what to think, feel, and do with money. Very few people control it or know how to harness it to achieve their goals. (In a moment, I’ll tell you how you can.) People think financial advice is all about […]
Read moreThe more you know about how advisors get paid—and how that can affect their advice—the better. How does your financial advisor get paid? The answer may have a direct impact on your portfolio’s performance over time. The type of compensation your advisor receives can affect the advice they give and the products that they recommend. […]
Read moreWhat are you saving and investing for? Why are you working so hard to save money and put it into special accounts like 401(k)s and IRAs? Why should you divide that money between stocks, bonds and other “investments” you’ve never actually touched or even seen with your own eyes? What are you really trying to […]
Read moreShore Financial Planning is a fee-only financial advisor based in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey. As a fee-only/commission-free/flat-fee financial planner, I do not sell products or collect commissions. I am a fiduciary financial planner that specializes in tax-focused planning as a CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA), and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ CFP® professional. I serve clients in New Jersey and remotely throughout the U.S.A.