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Do you feel like there's more that you can be doing with your money to live life to the fullest? FinancialGusto exists to provide you the financial inspiration & tips you need to live your best life by getting your money right to live with Gusto! My job is to help determine where you are now, where you want to be, what you have to work with, and then chart the best course to reach your goals.
Financial Gusto
3y ago
Want to invest AND do good with your money? Ever thought, “I wish I could invest my money in things that I actually care about?” The definition of Impact Investing developed by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), the leading association to all things impact investing, says, “Impact investments are investments made into companies, organizations ..read more
Financial Gusto
3y ago
Fake it Till You Make it – The Worst Advice I Ever Got Have you heard this expression before? Fake it till you make it? It’s the worst. The worst advice you could give someone. Here’s the setting for my first encounters with this terrible advice: I’m 2 days removed from college graduation, starting my ..read more
Financial Gusto
3y ago
Stock Market Returns During Election Years “I want to wait until AFTER the election to invest,” says Mr. Permabear around the month of July and 2 years from the actual election. “How do you think the election will affect the market?” Question I’m asked almost daily. “This time is different…” Paraphrased statement that almost everyone I encounter ..read more
Financial Gusto
3y ago
36% of Americans are not actively saving for retirement at all. The average 50-year-old American has $42,797 saved for retirement. 45% of Americans have saved nothing for retirement, including 40% of Baby Boomers. 80% of Americans between the ages of 30 and 54 believe they will not have enough for retirement. *Source: ’20 Retirement Stats ..read more
Financial Gusto
3y ago
You’re a parent of a young child. You hope they’ll go to college one day. You hope to retire someday. You know college is going to cost a boat load. You also know you have to save for retirement because you actually want to retire someday. How do you juggle these two huge savings goals and which should come first ..read more
Financial Gusto
3y ago
In case you hadn’t heard, the markets have been pretty volatile. No doubt you’ve heard the television pundits telling you that the sky is falling. I thought it necessary to add a little professional perspective because what is obvious is that those television hosts have no accountability and their message is intended to get some ..read more
Financial Gusto
3y ago
As another year has come to a close, some people found themselves scrambling to get charitable donations in by year-end to fulfill their personal objective and to take advantage of favorable tax treatment of the donation for that year. Giving to charities and causes you care about is a great thing. For many, gifting directly to charities ..read more
Financial Gusto
3y ago
You by now have probably heard, felt, or talked with your neighbor about the market “correction” we are currently experiencing. As I write this, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (a U.S. stock market index, tracking 30 U.S. companies) is around 16,621 and -8.72% over the last year, (Yahoo! Finance). The markets started this year with their ..read more
Financial Gusto
3y ago
Warren Buffett wrote in his 1992 annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, “We’ve long felt that the only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune tellers look good. Even now, Charlie and I continue to believe that short-term market forecasts are poison and should be kept locked up in a safe place, away from ..read more
Financial Gusto
3y ago
You may have heard about a financial planning method called, “The Bucket Approach.” As far as I can tell was made popular by pioneer Financial Planner, Harold Evensky. The method essentially breaks down income needs into “buckets” based on when you may need the income. One would essentially determine their income need in the near-term, medium-term and long-term ..read more