by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 12, 2008 | Blog, Budgeting, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAWatching TV last night got me thinking about how our entire society is built around this shopping trigger. TV and radio ads, magazines and catalogues all scream to us: you deserve this, you’re worth it, treat yourself! This is because savvy...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 11, 2008 | Blog, Marriage, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAOver lattes today, my best friend reported that her friend was finally leaving the husband we all tried to tell her she never should have married in the first place. I am sure that you have a few girlfriends who you love in spite of their...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 10, 2008 | Blog, Marriage, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAMy always-single girlfriend surprised me the other day at lunch, by informing me that she is moving in with her boyfriend. As this is a first for her, she had a million questions. Should she keep her apartment in case things don’t work out?...
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...
