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6 ITEMS TO INCLUDE IN YOUR ESTATE PLAN

  • Posted by Brad Bridgewater
  • On November 23, 2016
Perhaps no other aspect of retirement planning is as overwhelming as creating an estate plan. It’s hard to anticipate every eventuality, and it’s even harder to make decisions regarding your family’s future that doesn’t include you. For these reasons, along with the intense emotions that accompany facing their own mortality, many people don’t take the […]
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5 CONSIDERATIONS FOR TAKING CARE OF AGING PARENTS

  • Posted by Michael Kane, CFP®
  • On November 18, 2016
We speak with many clients who have one or more children of their own and who are also be helping to care for their aging parents. This assistance can include time, financial support, and even various forms of guardianship. It goes without saying that these commitments can create an emotional and financial strain on any […]
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MANAGING FINANCIALLY DEPENDENT ADULT CHILDREN

  • Posted by Brad Bridgewater
  • On November 11, 2016
In late 1997, a regional investment management firm held a well-attended forum for its ultra-high-net-worth clients on “The Responsibility of Wealth.” The highlight of the forum and the focus of several expert speakers that day was the importance of careful planning for the transfer of wealth to a family’s younger generations. Attendees were advised not […]
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6 TIPS FOR MAKING SMART FINANCIAL DECISIONS

  • Posted by Michael Kane, CFP®
  • On October 21, 2016
Just like the fields of aviation and technology, the world of finance is complex and constantly evolving. Throughout your life, you’ll have to make key decisions that can significantly impact your financial future. Because every individual has different needs, goals, and priorities, there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ answer when it comes to managing your money, but […]
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ARE YOU GAMBLING WITH YOUR INVESTMENTS?

  • Posted by Brad Bridgewater
  • On September 30, 2016
Recency bias is one of a long list of behaviors that lead people to make decisions they might not otherwise make after more thought and reflection. Other examples of these biases are groupthink, impact bias, and the gambler’s fallacy. Recency bias is the tendency, based on human nature, to rely heavily on the latest data […]
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MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT – PITFALLS AND OPPORTUNITIES

  • Posted by Michael Kane, CFP®
  • On September 6, 2016
If you’re like most people, the information you receive about Medicare through the mail, from insurance agents, or talking with friends, family, and co-workers is confusing! And the abundance of conflicting information can leave you anxious, worrying that you’ll do the wrong thing like miss a key enrollment period or incur hefty penalties.   DO […]
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FIDELITY BROKERAGELINK: DESIGNED FOR SAVVY INVESTORS WHO WANT MORE CHOICES

  • Posted by Michael Kane, CFP®
  • On August 31, 2016
Are you a savvy 401(k) investor who prefers to do your own investment research? If so, Fidelity BrokerageLink could be a useful tool for you. WHAT IS BROKERAGELINK? Fidelity BrokerageLink is an additional trading platform offered by Fidelity Investments to many of their 401(k) plan participants. It is a self-directed brokerage trading option that offers […]
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THE BENEFITS OF ADDING AN AUTO-INCREASE TO YOUR 401(K) CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Posted by Michael Kane, CFP®
  • On March 18, 2016
As a pilot, you have many factors to consider when planning for your retirement; 401(k), pension (if retired military or if PBGC through an airline), Social Security and any personal IRAs or savings and taxable investment accounts. In most pilot contracts, the airline makes large contributions to your 401(k), but it is also important to […]
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CHARITABLE TRUSTS

  • Posted by Michael Kane, CFP®
  • On February 7, 2016
A charitable trust is a trust established for the dual purpose of donating to charity and providing for a non-charitable beneficiary (such as your children). When a charitable trust is used, the gift to charity is also referred to as a split-interest gift because the gift is split between a charitable beneficiary and a non-charitable […]
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LOSING AN ENGINE ON TAKEOFF

  • Posted by Brad Bridgewater
  • On December 11, 2015
Empathy gap is the inability to predict your own future behavior under stress. In other words, the likelihood of you making an emotional decision instead of an intellectual one. As a pilot, this is the reason the simulator throws every nightmare possible at you during training. Your training prepares you to make the right decisions […]
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