Life insurance is one of those topics that most millennials are not thinking about right now, and honestly, most do not need to think about it until their 30’s. If you are young, single, and have no debt, then life insurance is probably not something you need regardless of what the life insurance salesman tells you. But, if you are…
Category: Financial Planning
Moving The Needle
When it comes to finances, much of what we focus on is the fun stuff: picking stocks, exercising options, investment performance, etc. — and truthfully it’s all because of the media. Whether you turn on CNBC or go on Google, almost everything we hear about financially is investment-related. But, in personal finance, investments are just one piece of the puzzle. …
How Am I Taxed?
With the combination of all the craziness of Bitcoin, Gamestop, AMC, etc., and tax season being around the corner, I thought it could be helpful to take a deep dive into something that confuses a lot of people, taxes. As I scroll through Twitter, I think I see a minimum of 10 tweets a week talking about how people wish…
Overcoming Regret
For the last while, I have been writing about topics that are directly related to your financial plan, but I thought it would be good to switch it up this week and talk about something deeper that many people struggle with financially, regret. Whether it comes from over swiping a credit card, not investing early enough, cashing out a 401(k),…
Federal Student Loan Forbearance Extended
Student loans have become a hot topic over the last decade due to the burden these loans have caused on an entire generation. It is estimated that there are around 15.1 million borrowers with an average balance of $33,000 per borrower. That is a crazy number compared to years before. In 1995, the year I was born, the average student…
Build Wealth…Your Way
Something that has been on mind a lot lately is the idea of building wealth and how exactly to go about doing that. It feels like almost every day that I have a different friend reaching out to me and asking whether they should invest in Bitcoin, rental properties,Tesla, and the list goes on and on. My answer is always…
How I Manage My Money
One of my goals for 2021 is to continue to educate young professionals on topics related to personal finance. It’s actually the most important goal for me this year. When I took the job as a financial advisor, I did not realize how little we as a society know about money and how to manage it. We spent years and…
“New Year, New You”
Update on Myself and The Long Game Alright everyone…. Welcome back and sorry for the delay. I know I have been MIA for a few weeks now but I can explain. This Christmas season was wild to say the least as I unluckily got COVID in the middle of December and had to quarantine in Arizona for a couple weeks.…
6 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2020 On The Long Game
As 2020 wraps up, I want to say thank you to everyone who has followed along and read my blog. 6 months ago, I would have never thought I would be where I am at today. Writing and creating content was something I felt I needed to do, not something I would love to do. Luckily, it turned out to…
12 Questions To Ask Before Hiring A Financial Advisor: RLS Answers
A couple days ago, I posted these 12 questions to ask a financial advisor before you hire them. I thought it would be helpful if I revisit these questions and answer them for RLS Wealth so you can better understand our firm and how we work with our clients. 1. Are you a fiduciary? At RLS, we are fiduciaries. This…