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Since the turn of the last century, improved nutrition and advances in medicine and healthcare have added 30 years to our average life expectancy. Without question, this is a remarkable achievement, but one that also requires each of us to think differently about “old age” and how we choose to live our lives. 

Most people are quick to make a long list of new habits and “to-do&r

We were recently featured in an article in Advisors Magazine.  To see what Bill and Tammy had to say about Educating Youth: Key to Changing American Spending Habits view the full article here.

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Professional or Sales Agent? You Decide.

You’ve probably read a dozen articles that tell you how to tell a good financial planner from a salesperson or product-pusher, but the truth is, the salespeople and product pushers are so good at looking like the real thing that most articles fail to unmask the pretenders.

False Visions of the Future

The financial experts know a lot more about the markets and how the markets will perform in the future than the ordinary rest of us. Right?

The robotics revolution, so far confined to factories and the cute little device that roams your house sucking up dirt, is about to hit closer to home. In Japan, so-called “carerobos” are now helping workers look after the elderly in assisted living facilities.

You may have read that women are far more likely to face poverty in retirement than their male counterparts—but you may not realize just how big the disparity is.

The Antisocial Side of Social Media

Have you ever wondered whether social media was having a positive or negative impact on our mental well-being? The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a warning about the negative effects of social media on young kids and teens, and of course, it mentions cyber-bullying. But it notes that the same risks may be true for adults.

Bitcoin Bubble?

It is probably not a good sign for an investment when its largest clearing firm takes out an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal asking for more regulatory oversight and warning investors that its investment category is so volatile that futures contracts could create devastating losses.