When I was a young adult, like many others, I enjoyed the excitement of tax time and the amount of money I would get back. I would dream of what fun and exciting things I might do with this “extra money.” Then, when starting my career in financial services, I learned the real truth [...]
Have you ever heard the phrase “What’s old is new again?” Well, if you haven’t, now you have. To be honest, titling this article in the spirit of what it is about would likely have you scroll right by it. Two whole sentences in and I still have you wondering what the actual topic [...]
Shhhh! You hear that? No? Listen closely fellow “empty nester”, the kids are gone. You dropped them at college, or they have moved out to start their life as an adult, and here you are, listening intently. Is that silence you hear? Nope, listen closer. You can still hear the faint “cha ching” of the [...]
Written by: Jason D. Nickerson, CFP®, EA, Executive Vice President What is CWM? Well, the first thing to answer is, what does CWM stand for? Answer; Comprehensive Wealth Management. We have heard this similar phrase substituting similar words, but does it still mean the same? That may be the topic for another blog, but for [...]
Written by Jason Nickerson, CFP®, EA Have you ever found yourself asking the question, “What am I paying for?” That question can take many forms, but simply having the awareness to ask says something about your critical thinking skills. I also find that in an ever evolving world of competitiveness fueled by human intuition and [...]
Written by Jason D. Nickerson, CFP®, EA Ahhh, summer is coming. Warm weather, sunshine, the great smell of a freshly mowed lawn, the lap of the water on the shore of a lake or ocean, Beach Boys and Bob Marley music, I mean, what can be better than all of that? I am sure reading [...]
By Jason D. Nickerson, CFP®, EA I don’t know about you, but with being “locked-in” during the pandemic, I had more time for things. What things? Well, I am not much of a TV watcher, mainly because I often regret the time I spent and start thinking of all the other things I could [...]
