by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 27, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAStrolling through Tribeca, New York this weekend, I stumbled upon a gorgeous cashmere sweater at a designer sample sale. It fit me perfectly; the only problem was that it was a still little on the expensive side, and I loved it in black and...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 26, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAA friend of mine called the other day to tell me about this “miracle fund” she’d been watching. Despite the markets, it had climbed almost 40% over the past five months. I have to have this fund, she said. Could I get her some?Well, I told...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 20, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAWith Sex and the City: The Movie hitting cinemas and everyone dying to see Carrie in her wedding dress, I became aware of yet another reason I love financial planning. Ready?One of the greatest things with investing is that it’s nothing...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 19, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAI had an interesting conversation with a client the other day.I don’t feel good about this certain fund, she told me, in a market like todays.So let’s sell it, I advised her. Buy something you feel better about – or if you are really...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 18, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAWith China recovering from a devastating earth quake, and Burma still receiving aid to fix the damage from the enormous cyclone that hit the country recently, it is easy to pass “overseas” off as a scary place where you could lose your...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 14, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAI had lunch with a friend today, who works with mortgages. She said that while for obvious reasons, not that many people are signing up for conventional house loans at this time, many are inquiring about so-called reverse mortgages. For...
