by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Feb 4, 2009 | Blog, Family Finances, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA“My daughter is off to college in 2010,” a woman told me during the Q&A session at a recent conference. “Now the savings account we opened for her has been cut in half, and my husband has lost his job. Will a local community college be...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Feb 2, 2009 | Blog, Budgeting, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAThe gentleman next to me during the opening dinner at a recent conference couldn’t get over the fact that I named my organization Savvy Ladies. Why, he wanted to know, did I find it necessary to focus solely on women? This, of course, is an...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jan 30, 2009 | Blog, Health & Wealth, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAI met with a new client yesterday. While this is not unusual, the reason he had come to see me was: he was in his thirties, healthy, athletic – and extremely anxious about the fact that he didn’t have long-term care insurance. While some...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jan 28, 2009 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAMy girlfriend called me up last night. “So,” she told me, “I was seconds away from selling these bonds I have so that at least I’d get a tax write-off, when I realized that’s not how it works with bonds. If I hold them until maturity, I...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jan 23, 2009 | Blog, Divorce, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA, Founder Savvy Ladies “It is easy to preach financial independence,” a new Savvy Ladies member remarked at a recent seminar, “but I have already spent ten years as a housewife. My husband and I are miserable together, but there’s no way I...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jan 21, 2009 | Blog, Family Finances, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAShopping for my new baby earlier today, I met two very anxious soon-to-be mothers. Talking to them made me realize how much easier it is to be pregnant the second time around. Not only am I more relaxed about everything, but I also know...
