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Q&A: Can I Use 529 Funds for Off-Campus Housing?
In general, you can use 529 funds to pay for your student’s off-campus housing costs.
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and How Not to Go Broke at Thanksgiving
I would like to encourage those of you who like participating in this weekend shopping spree to do the small task of paying yourself first.
SEC Leaves 61% of Registered Representatives Exempt From Its Adviser Rules
This is called “regulatory capture” and is quite common in government regulatory agencies such as the SEC.
Study Shows Your Election Reactions May Impoverish Your Investment Gains
Any movement out of the stock market can cause you to miss future market appreciation.
2019 Contribution Limits
This year was a good year for Roth loving folks like us.
Customer Service Lessons from Toddler Parenting
We believe that lessons like these are part of the fiduciary standard.
A Case Study in Financial Advertising You Should Avoid
A little bit of work upfront can save a great deal of nuisance later.
#TBT Fund Your HSA To Cover Retirement Healthcare Costs
This 2007 post offers us a bit of timeless advice. Funding a Health Savings Account can be as much about your present medical bills as it is about your end of life care.
The Cheapest Way to Get a Family HSA (2018)
A few often overlooked facts reveal large annual savings on your health insurance premiums in acquiring a family HSA.
How Our Systematic Approach Makes Us Better
Our first goal is to be accurate. We want to do the task the right way. This is where workflows help.
Ameriprise Fined $5.4M for Brokers Stealing Client Funds
Ameriprise was fined $4.5 million for failing to appropriately supervise representatives who were stealing client funds.
Study Finds Financial Disclosures Confuse Investors and Only the SEC is Surprised
Are you consenting to harmful conduct by your financial advisor?
Everyone Deserves a Fiduciary Standard of Care (or Why We Have a Service Level with No Minimums Now)
Thank you, Robert, for your email and your readership. I hope that everyone enjoys our new “Do-It-Yourself” service level.
Review of CFP Board’s Ten Questions For Your Advisor
Although these questions may help some people discern which professional to sign up with, I like our ten questions better as they cut to the heart of the matter. That being said, the more you know about an advisor the better.
Failed Government myRA Program Closed
That the program failed is not a surprise. That the government decided to close a failed program, however, is.