by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Dec 1, 2014 | Blog, Debt Management, Stacy $avvy Advice, Taxes
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAYou only have a few weeks left to take the bite out of your annual taxes. Here are some tax strategies that you can put into effect before the end of the year, saving money when it comes time to file your annual tax return.Time capital...
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 15, 2014 | Blog, Marriage, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAA sharp rise in the number of opposite-sex, unmarried couples moving in together this year may be less about romance and more about surviving in a struggling economy, according to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau.The share of couples...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 29, 2014 | Blog, Retirement, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFANow that Labor Day is right around the corner you might be planning to spend that weekend relaxing at some oh-so-swanky resort in the Hamptons or that cute mountain hideaway in the Poconos. But have you ever really thought about why we...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 18, 2014 | Blog, Budgeting, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAIf you don’t have an emergency fund, it’s time to get serious about building one.The purpose of the fund is to sock away a minimum of three to six months’ living expenses. But this money could also be used when...
