Captain’s Log

Purposeful Giving: Maximize Your Charitable Impact This Holiday Season

November 1, 2026

The holiday season is a time for generosity. Whether you’re supporting a local nonprofit, donating to a favorite charity, or passing down a tradition of giving, every contribution can make a difference. With a little planning, you may also be able to make your charitable dollars go further. New tax rules taking effect in 2026…

1st Quarter 2022 Newsletter

January 20, 2022

Starting today, most of the people you know have made a commitment to themselves to start getting healthy. Outside of eating healthy Monday through Thursday only to blow it on…

What is comprehensive financial planning

January 12, 2022

One of our core values at Anchor Wealth is optimism. We talk about it like this: We strive to instill hope and expectancy into your financial hopes and dreams because…

Simple Steps To Setting Financial Goals

January 12, 2022

January is traditionally known as the time for new beginnings.  We rarely talk about February for what it is—the beginning of the end of new beginnings. As the new year…

You Need An Emergency Fund. Here’s Why.

December 9, 2021

As a financial advisor, I’ve always thought that there is a lot that I could learn from fire marshals. On the surface, we have very different jobs but at the…

What To Do With Your 401(k) Once You Retire

December 1, 2021

When we talk about retirement, it exists in one of two contexts; either we are planning for retirement or we are enjoying retirement. The context we don’t talk about—and the…

Retirement Planning by Age: A Decade by Decade Guide

December 1, 2021

Do you remember the first piece of advice you received regarding money? Chances are you don’t remember the words explicitly but it probably impacted you in some way and likely…

0% interest offers on big purchases (cars furniture etc)/credit cards

December 1, 2021

0% interest on financing means free money! Or does it? I saw a motivational coffee mug the other day that read “Don’t settle for good enough.” As the mug sat…

Why You Need an Estate Plan

November 2, 2021

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7 Reasons Why You Need a Budget

November 2, 2021

Throughout the previous two tumultuous years, there have been ups and downs, and not just in the markets. Everyone has felt an impact of the pandemic whether physically, mentally, or…

When Do You Need a Financial Advisor?

October 8, 2021

This is a case of the “when” being the “why,” so let’s knock out two birds with one overachieving boulder. On a runway. When you’re ramping up for one of…

Should you give your child an early inheritance?

October 8, 2021

One of the things that give me the greatest joy as a financial planner is knowing that the work, I do has a bigger impact. The benefits of the plans…

Can your 401(k) affect your Social Security?

October 8, 2021

Here’s the truth about retirement planning; it used to be a whole lot easier. There used to be a lot less planning involved. Life generally looked like this: work for…