These are some interesting articles from the Financial Planning Association about various subjects in financial planning.
- A Brave New Financial World for Baby Boomers
- A Family Mission Statement Can Keep Family Goals First and Money Squabbles at Bay
- A Guide to Withdrawing Retirement Assets
- A Long-term Care Insurance Primer
- A Primer on Hedge Funds
- A Primer on Living Benefits
- A Time and Place for Life Settlements
- Add Prenuptial Agreement to Your Wedding Plans
- Adopting a Child Requires a Specific Financial Plan
- Afraid of the AMT
- Alternatives to Traditional Investments
- Always Have a Plan for Leftover 529 Plan Money
- An All-Weather Strategy to Real Estate Investing
- An Annual Insurance Checkup Can Save You Money without Hurting Your Coverage
- Are Accelerated Death Benefits a Good Backstop for Uninsured Health Care Costs
- Are Charitable Gift Accounts Right for You
- Are Immediate Annuities A Good Way To Preserve Your Retirement Savings
- As Medical Expenses Rise, Don’t Miss Key Deductions
- As Worker Shortage Increases, So Will Incentives to Keep Boomers on the Job
- Be Careful About Picking Beneficiaries for Your IRAs and 401(k)s
- Blended Families Should Plan Early for Their Kids’ College Financial Aid
- Business Not So Good
- Caring for Elderly Loved Ones From Afar
- Conserving Client Portfolios
- Consider Making an Estate Check-Up a Multi-Generational Family Matter
- Considering an Annuity
- Couplepreneurs
- Divorce Can Sink Your Health Coverage — What To Do First
- Do Income Replacement Funds Make More Sense Than Annuities
- Don’t Make These Retirement Planning Mistakes
- During the Real Estate Freeze, Vacation Homes Might Be a Warm Spot
- Estate Planning for the Worst Possible Scenario
- Evaluating the Need for Insurance in Retirement
- Exploring Identity Theft
- Financial Education for Minorities
- Financial Mistakes to Avoid in a Divorce Settlement
- Financial Planning For Newly Single Parents
- Foreclosure Investing May be On the Upswing, But it isn’t for the Squeamish
- Getting Started with ETFs
- Getting the Kids Involved in Saving for College
- Heading Back to School
- Heading Back to School
- Homeowners in Trouble Need to be Proactive
- How Bunching Can Preserve Your Right to Itemize
- How New College Grads Can Get a Jump on Financial Planning For a Lifetime
- How Not To Go Broke If Your Kids Move Back After Graduation
- How to Buy Life Insurance
- How to Takeover an Aging Parent’s Finances
- How Your Personality Affects Your Financial Decision-making
- ILITS Remain a Popular Estate Planning Tool and Technique
- Insuring Your Vacation
- Investing Smart in a Health Savings Account
- Is Conventional Planning Right for You
- Is Pet Health Insurance Worth It
- Lenders May Give You a Break on Debt, But Uncle Sam Might Not Be So Forgiving
- Make Estate and Financial Planning a First Step After Divorce
- Losing Your Inheritance to Uncle Sam — or Others
- Make Sure Your Travel Insurance Actually Insures Your Trip
- Making a Home Senior Friendly
- Making Your Employer a Partner in Your Financial Planning
- Market Volatility Shouldn’t Rattle a Good Financial Plan
- Most Americans Need to Prepare for Financial Impact of Disability
- Most People Don’t Have Enough Disability Insurance – Don’t Make That Mistake
- Navigating Interest Rates, Inflation and the Economy
- Navigating the Federal and State Estate Tax Maze
- Now is the Time to Pick Up Low-cost Life Insurance
- Pay Close Attention to So-Called “Default” Investments
- Planning Surgery in a Foreign Country
- Preparing Your Finances for a New Baby
- Pros and Cons of Prepaying Your Funeral
- Reverse Mortgages Require a Close Look
- Rules for Hiring Family Members
- Short-term Long-term Care Insurance
- Should You Consider an HSA
- The Best Time for a Business Disaster Plan
- The Correct Way to Use Lifecycle Mutual Funds
- The Importance of an Annual Financial Checkup
- The Ins and Outs of Audits
- The Ins and Outs of Mortgages and Refinancing
- The Ins and Outs of Roth IRA Conversions
- The Trials and Tribulations of Measuring and Comparing Investment Performance
- The Truth about Small Business Succession Planning
- Think it’s Time to Tap Your HELOC for an Investment
- Think The Subprime Debacle Is All About Housing
- Thinking About Borrowing from Family or Friends
- Thinking About Going Back to College
- Thinking About Private School for Your Kids
- Tips on Filing Homeowner’s Insurance Claims
- Tis the Season — Things to Know Before Filing Your Taxes
- To Retire or Un-retire
- Top 10 Money Moves for Today’s College Freshman
- Try and Avoid These Stupid IRA Mistakes
- Using Universal Life Insurance with Secondary Guarantees for Estate Taxes
- What Are Exchange-traded Funds and How Do They Work
- When Real Estate’s in Trouble, Spruce up Your Home and Finances
- When Recession Fears Surface, Check Your Plan — Or Make One
- Why a Business Owner’s Exit Plan Is So Important
- Why Going Green in a Blue Economy Can Be a Smart Investment
- Will Your Kid’s Inheritance Make Her a Monster
- Year-End Personal Finance Checklist
- You May Love Each Other, But Should You Invest Together
