Blog Posts
When Should You Collect Social Security?
Posted by Financial Strategies Group in Blog Posts, RetirementWhen should you begin collecting Social Security? The answer depends in part on how long you think you’ll be around to collect it. A growing number of Americans have been forced to delay their planned retirement date due to job and savings losses suffered during…
The Difference Between Financial Advisors and Financial Planners
Posted by Financial Strategies Group in Blog Posts, Financial PlanningWe know that when it comes to choosing a person you trust your financial well-being and future with, you have a lot of options. There are a multitude of investment professionals very much capable of assessing your current financial situation and providing direction on how…
Emotions and Investing: Two things that never mix well.
Posted by Financial Strategies Group in Blog Posts, Investing, volatilityOne of the biggest challenges we face as advisors is highlighting the importance of not letting your emotions get the best of your investments. Allowing emotions to become mixed up in decisions that involve the stock market is never a good idea. We’d even go…
FSG at the IFG 2019 Retreat
Posted by Financial Strategies Group in Blog Posts, Strategic Partners, Young ProfessionalsEvery year our consortium group of independent financial advisors, Integrated Financial Group meets in Atlanta for a retreat to network with peer advisors and bounce ideas off of one another, and more specifically share ideas for improvement between firms. This year was more special because…
Are You Ready For Hurricane Season?
Posted by Financial Strategies Group in Blog Posts, Giving More, Hurricane, insurance, Weather ProtectionAre you ready for Hurricane season? As most of you are aware, especially from all the content being shared on “how to best prepare for a storm” lately. Hurricane season “officially” started on June 1st. I recently read an article myself where the author highlighted…
FSG at the LPL Master’s Conference
Posted by Financial Strategies Group in Blog Posts, Family, Financial Planning, Giving More, multi-generational planning, Young ProfessionalsKimberly DeProspero, CFP® speaks at the LPL Master’s Conference Financial Strategies Group: Marketing to Millennials Phoenix, AZ:Kim was recently asked to speak at the LPL Masters Conference about the importance of instilling a sense of financial literacy among today’s millennials. The annual event is attended…
How Irma Has Made Us Grateful
Posted by Kimberly DeProspero in Blog Posts, FamilyWhat does it mean to have an attitude of gratitude? It is that time of year when giving thanks is top of mind, and an attitude of gratitude means making it a habit to express thankfulness and appreciation in all parts of your life,…
The Truth About Millennials
Posted by Financial Strategies Group in Blog Posts, Financial PlanningYoung professionals are an often-underestimated group when it comes to investing and retirement planning. This age group of so-called Millennials are constantly depicted as a generation that is lazy, frivolous, and overburdened by debt. Is it true? Not at all! Millennial Americans…
Are You Having a Bad Day?
Posted by Hank Cleare in Blog Posts, Health and HappinessWhat, exactly, constitutes having a bad day? In my experience, many of the problems or challenges we face in our everyday lives lack the proper perspective, so we end up feeling (more) frustrated with traffic, stressed about work, upset by bad service at a…