by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Oct 27, 2014 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFANobody likes (or needs) to spend much time thinking about a possible future disaster. But sometimes an ounce of prevention is worth a lot more than a pound of cure. Losing precious documents to disasters such as theft, fire, earthquake or...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 29, 2014 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAAre you thinking about buying a home? Here’s some expert adviceA lovely little house with a white picket fence and a husband to buy it for her used to be the average little girl’s fantasy, or so goes the stereotype. But these...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 8, 2014 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAA survey of those who own mutual funds found about 40 per cent didn’t know the names of the funds they bought. Even if you are a pro when it comes to rattling off the latest mutual fund you purchased, you still may not have a clue...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 4, 2014 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAGoing back to the early 2000s, our friends at Dalbar have been conducting a study to determine whether investors’ investment decisions impacts their investment performance. Unfortunately, it does. In a BIG way. As with every year’s study so...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jun 30, 2014 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFANot ready to put your cash in the stock market? Feeling like you are not getting anywhere making 0% on your extra dough? We have the answer for you.One of the easiest ways to get higher interest rates on your checking and savings is to do...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAIf you are developing a nervous twitch lately it may be a sign that you are a market over-reactor. While there will always be an economist that preaches doom and gloom, be assured that while the economy may have slowed, it hasn’t...