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Navigating Financial Milestones Across the Decades

April 1, 2024

Whether you’re just starting out in your 20’s and 30’s or basking in the retirement glow of your 60’s and 70’s, Anchor Wealth Management is here to provide insight and advice on how to achieve financial success at every stage of your life. Your 20s: Build the Foundation In your 20s, you’re likely finishing college…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Why You Need an Estate Plan

November 2, 2021

https://www.renozahm.com/staff-profiles/jared-arthur-clay/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1633640745385000&usg=AOvVaw3f6Y_8EEFHomdt7ExPDEJb Don’t let the fancy name fool you. An estate sale is just a whole-house yard sale. No need to wear a suit and tie and carry a numbered paddleboard…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Investing In Education: A Teacher’s Guide to Retirement

August 16, 2021

“Class, I have an important announcement.” Ms. Perry paused for effect. “I’m very sorry to tell you that I won’t see you again until next year.” A few kids gasped.…

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