Opinionated Planner
Welcome to our blog page. Here is where we will be sharing some of the experiences and insights from our experiences in the financial industry, along with links to articles we have contributed to.
Blog Posts
Videos
Where Michael Has Shared Some Thoughts
I am excited to have the ability to share my thoughts with journalists from different media outlets. As these articles get published and posted on the web, I will share them here! Be sure to email me and let me know what you think.
- Financial Advisor Magazine | Why Some Retirement Advisors Don't Add Value
- InsuranceNewsNet Magazine | Two-Front Illustration War
- Magnify Money | Should You Invest When the Market Is Down During the Coronavirus Crisis?
- Financial Planning Magazine | The drawbacks of fractional real estate investments
- Forbes.com | What To Do If You Can’t Pay Your Life Insurance Bill
- Policy Genius | We asked 21 experts: Can cutting out lattes save your budget?
- MarketWatch | Help Me Retire: I’m 60, my spouse is 45 — can I retire if our expenses are $12,000 a month?
- InvestmentNews | When clients want to ride out the rest of the year in cash
- InvestmentNews | Prescribing retirement plans for doctors
- Investor's Business Daily | A List Of Tech Tools For Your Financial Advisor Firm
Visual Insights Newsletter
- January | Setting Authentic Goals in Uncertain Times
- December | 2020 Lessons Learned
- November | Market Corrections
- October | Financial Scams
- September | Why Now is the Best Time to Be Alive — Ever
- August | Create Gratitude & Happiness
- July | Creating Better Financial Behaviors
- June | 3 Why's (to Uncover Deep Motivations Behind Their Financial Goals)
- May | Sustainable Investing
- April | Cost of Raising Children
- March | Surviving and Thriving During Recessions
- February | Election Year
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