by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 9, 2008 | Blog, Budgeting, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAThe more I blog about shopping triggers, the more they seem to pop up all around me. Here’s another one I have encountered three different times – just today.I saw that Gristedes has grapes on sale, so you can save over $2 per pound. Our...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 5, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAEven in a market like today’s, many people are making nice returns from their investments. Though the masses are mainly nervous, the latest issue of one of the newsletters I subscribe to featured interviews with six self-made investment...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 3, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAAnother question I get all the time is, how many investments should I go for? 2, 5 or 1,000? With a virtually unlimited number of securities available, and a limited budget (for most of us, anyway), how do you get the most out of your...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 1, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAA client just called me up to ask what my take was on the real estate market. She half-wanted to get into what mass media refers to as “flipping houses,” but was concerned that this may be the end of the real estate boom.The truth is, of...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 29, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAFlipping channels last night, I came across one of those corporate ads that are so vague and nondescript it had even me scratching my forehead, wondering what the company in question really did. Because the thing is, while some businesses...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 28, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAWalking from my office to my favorite lunch spot today, I heard four different languages spoken. The cameras, backpacks and maps made it difficult to take the people for immigrants – rather, I gather they were a few out of the countless...
