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 | Oct 13, 2014 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAYou’ve heard it ad infinitum, “Money can’t buy happiness.” Now there’s scientific data to give the old saw new teeth.University of Southern California economist Richard Easterlin surveyed 1,500 people over...
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 | Sep 8, 2014 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAA survey of those who own mutual funds found about 40 per cent didn’t know the names of the funds they bought. Even if you are a pro when it comes to rattling off the latest mutual fund you purchased, you still may not have a clue...
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...
