The importance of Updating Your Financial Plan Each Year
New Year’s resolutions look different for everyone, but they all have the same goal: to make sure this year’s version of you is improved in some way over last year’s.…
I’m Unexpectedly Retired, Now What?
I’ve committed my career to helping people plan for retirement. During the planning phase, I help individuals imagine their ideal retirement scenario and then create a comprehensive financial plan that…
1st Quarter 2023 Newsletter
Optimism And Pessimism Require The Same Amount Of Energy. Choose Wisely It’s the time of year when I traditionally write an article about goal setting and how to make this…
Wealth Transfer: Shifting Assets Through Beneficiaries, Trusts, Succession Planning And The Tax Implications.
Parents are masterful at assessing the potential consequences associated with giving a gift. Gifting your child a baseball bat increases the likelihood of a broken window, gifting a child a…
Ramifications of taking out a loan against your 401k
Taking a loan against your 401k plan may feel like a safe option in situations of financial need. A loan against your 401k is not a traditional loan in the…
How to perform as an executor and the things to be aware of
If you have been asked to serve as an executor of an estate or, worse, were surprised with the honor of being an executor, here are five things to consider…
DOL Law Updates; Why We’re Asking More Questions
Anchor Wealth helps clients create comprehensive financial plans. A comprehensive financial plan considers all the areas of our client’s financial life, the past, present, and future. To create a plan…
Anchor Wealth’s Company Values Explained
I started Anchor Wealth Management as a way to fulfill my personal mission. I have two drivers that have motivated my career. I want to help people succeed and I…
4th Quarter 2022 Newsletter
Financial Planning In Times Of Uncertainty In 2020, the word unprecedented was thrown around like confetti. It found its way into everything. Two years later, a different kind of ‘un’…
What Happens to My Financial Plan After a Divorce?
If you and your spouse have come to the conclusion that divorce is your only path forward there are some practical steps that you can take to make sure that…
Avoid the College Credit Card Trap
College is a formative time in the lives of those who choose that path. For many, it is their first taste of life away from their parents and their first…
Gifting Change For Calendar Year 2022
Cue David Bowie’s 1972 hit song, Changes. You are probably familiar with the opening lyric of the chorus; “Ch-ch-ch-changes.” You may not be familiar with the rest of the lyrics…