Captain’s Log

Here’s Why Your Financial Plan Should Be as Unique as You Are

April 1, 2025

Let’s face it: life doesn’t follow the same script for everyone. Some people want a house full of kids; others dream of early retirement and world travel. Some are supporting aging parents, while others are figuring out how to pay off student loans or start a business. And that’s exactly why your financial plan should…

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Tips For Post-Pandemic Spending

July 9, 2021

When the going gets tough, the tough get cooking from scratch…and paying off debt…and using hand sanitizer. We might have taken some creative liberties with that idiom, but a lot…

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I’m Retired, Now What?

June 10, 2021

People approach retirement age with excitement or fear, and sometimes a mix of both. The promise of free time, rest, travel, and lower stress levels is often coupled with anxiety…

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Financial Advice for Recent College Graduates

June 10, 2021

We’ve heard the jokes about searching for work after college in this day and age. The job postings read something along the lines of:  Entry-level position  Minimum 7 years of…

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What is a Bear Market and Should I Be Worried When It Happens?

February 13, 2021

When you turn on the news, you’ll hear a lot of investment talk. Frequently they use terms and jargon that they assume the person watching understands. Unless you are watching…

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How to Talk to Your Parents About Estate Planning

December 29, 2020

It can seem weird when, as a child, you are advising your parents. However, as your parents age, they come to depend upon you more to help them with things…

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Best Tax Savings Investments You Can Make

December 1, 2020

With tax season right around the corner, some of you may be a bit nervous. While 2020 has definitely been a different kind of year with some great tax breaks…

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What is Wealth Management?

November 9, 2020

What is wealth management? We get this question a lot. After all, our company’s name is Anchor Wealth Management, so it invites the question. Anchor Wealth Management is a financial…

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How to Plan for Retirement as a Small Business Owner, Part 2

October 26, 2020

While retirement may seem like a long way off, it can creep up slowly. It’s best to plan early for retirement, especially as a small business owner. Working with a…

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How to Plan for Retirement as a Small Business Owner, Part 1

October 7, 2020

Small business owners are busy people. They are so busy, in fact, running the day-to-day operations of their business and taking care of their employees and customers that they don’t…

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Long-Term Care & Estate Planning

August 20, 2020

As you get older, you begin to start looking towards retirement and all the things you are going to do when you finally get to retire. With that being said,…

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Determining How Much You Need to Retire

July 26, 2020

We all know we have to save for retirement, and most of us do. The most common ways to save for retirement are 401(k)s, Roth IRAs, or mutual funds. But…

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How to Avoid the Credit Card Trap, Part 1

June 20, 2020

Credit cards have only been around for 100 years. They began innocently enough, with the goal of allowing you to pay for purchases at limited stores without having to have…

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