The Secret of Trusting God A Primer for Widows and Maybe Everyone Else When life throws a curveball, people tell us to trust God. Widows know that trust doesn’t mean God will do what we want. What can we trust Him for? Some moments reveal who we are. They highlight a little red arrow …
Go Ahead and Cry: Healing from the Pain of Grief by Embracing It
He’s in a better place. Time heals all wounds. Don’t worry; you’re young enough to start over; God works all things for good; Rejoice in his homegoing! Maybe you’ve heard some of these well-intended statements that either fell flat or stung. Before your spouse died, you might have thought or verbalized them yourself in response …
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WSFP’s Answers to 10 Questions to Ask When Hiring a Financial Advisor
Being a financial advisor/planner is personal to me. Not only is this a job I’m absolutely passionate about, it’s also about how I personally have benefited from having my own financial advisor. When I was grappling with grief and loss, I depended upon my financial advisor as a trusted companion to help guide me through …
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10 Questions to Ask When Hiring a Financial Advisor
I’m a financial advisor who hired my own financial advisor — here’s the 10 questions I asked to interview them. Now you can use them too. Hiring a professional financial advisor can be a challenge. After all, your advisor will know all about your finances and help you make big financial decisions. You need someone …
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My Secret to Success for New Year’s Resolutions
Every day I see evidence that we are still in the midst of New Year’s resolutions season. My gym is much busier than it was in the preceding months and social media is plastered with people tracking or sharing their newfound focus on goals. My guess though based on years of observation (and my own …
A Little Help with Survivor Benefit Plan Decision
Most Important Financial Decision of Your Life For most military retirees, the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) is often the most important decision of your financial life. It can also be among the most confusing, emotional, and uncertain. In almost every case, you must make a one-time irrevocable decision that will have lasting impacts for decades. …
What is financial planning about?
What is financial planning about? This is a common question I get asked. After all, isn’t financial planning just something we do as a part of our lives? Why should you hire a financial planner to help you? Why can’t you just implement all of this financial advice on your own? Intellectually speaking, there’s no …
Advice for the Newly Widowed – Perspective from a Fellow Widower
Lessons Learned in my Grief Journey The death of your spouse tops the charts as the number one most stressful event in life. I know. This happened to me when I became a widower two years ago. I learned a lot in that experience. Here are some of the most important lessons I took away …
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