By Gary Silverman, CFP®
Over the last two weeks, we’ve talked about the 10-year anniversary of the Financial Crisis. We first looked at the initial impetus
By Gary Silverman, CFP®
It’s been 10 years since the last Financial Crisis. Last time in this column, I mentioned how the business community looked for ways to
By Gary Silverman, CFP®
It’s been 10 years since the Great Recession. From an investment market standpoint, it began in late 2007 and didn’t end until early
By Gary Silverman, CFP®
Last time I wrote about how your savings are really just the mathematical result of your income less your expenses. The idea I proposed
By Gary Silverman, CFP®
When it comes to investing, the fact that you saved money at all is more important than the return on your money. After all, investment
By Gary Silverman, CFP®
The tax changes that went into effect this year has caused quite a few changes. Some of you love the changes, some of you hate the
By Gary Silverman, CFP®
Last time, Michelle Kuehner (the president of my firm) and I were discussing how to manage your food and grocery spending. You can
By Gary Silverman, CFP®
The president of my firm, Michelle Kuehner, recently blogged about grocery spending at FixOurBudget.com. One question she posed to her
By Gary Silverman, CFP®
When I first started my business here in Wichita Falls, I was planning on doing mostly financial planning and offering investment
By Gary Silverman, CFP®
Recently there have been proposals to index the cost basis of securities when it comes to taxing capital gains. That got me thinking
By Gary Silverman, CFP®
A few months back I was attending a conference for investment advisors (one of the many labels I carry). There was the requisite
By Gary Silverman, CFP®
Today we are wrapping up a little series about whether you can do fine in retirement even if you are not saving anything. This came
