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Stock Market Update
Dear Friends and Clients, In our last market update we indicated that although times were uncertain, we felt cautiously optimistic about the market as a whole. It also looked as though we may have a normal, healthy 5-10% pullback in...
Read MoreMoney talk before marriage: 5 things to know about your spouse’s finances – by Cynthia Fick, Founder
Before tying the knot, it’s essential to get to know your future spouse financially as well as romantically. Here are five things everyone should do, says financial planner Cynthia Fick, before combing finances. Assess each...
Read MoreStudy: Women save half as much as men – by Cynthia Fick, Founder and President of Financial Life Pla
PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) – Statistics show women are less prepared to retire than their male counterparts. A recent BMO Harris Bank study shows women, on average, only save about half as much as men do. And unmarried women are the...
Read MoreFinancial Well-Being: The Sisterhood of Money – by Cynthia Fick, Founder and President of Financial
Cynthia Fick is a financial planner who decided to approach her business and her clients in a creative way, recognizing that the way women think about money, and about how much or little of it we feel we “deserve,” can make...
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How Money Wise Are You? – – by Cynthia Fick, Founder and President of Financial Life Planners
Women control half of the wealth in the United States, yet studies have shown that many of them are convinced they are lacking when it comes to understanding finances. Too often, in their eyes they aren’t capable of making...
Read MoreWhat Have We Learned from “hot stock”? – by Cynthia Fick, Founder and President of Financial Life Pl
It’s common knowledge among professional investors that once everyone’s talking about a “hot stock” (e.g. Apple) it’s typically the kiss of death. By the time a stock is the talk of the town, smart money...
Read MoreMaking Money in Volatile Markets – – by Cynthia Fick, Founder and President of Financial Life Planne
Based on historical trends of the Dow Jones Industrial Average going back to the late 1800s, our current volatile market could continue another 7-8 years. Once you have laid the foundation of safer money assets in your portfolio, how...
Read MoreWomen and the Nation’s Wealth – by Cynthia Fick, Founder and President of Financial Life Planners
Over half of the wealth in the United States now lies in the hands of its women. In fact, we are the single largest economic force in the country. How are we doing? Even though we handle 75% of the family finances and earn 50% of the...
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