Business

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® If you weren’t eager to retire when 2020 began, I’m willing to bet that as 2020 nears its end, you’re more ready than ever for a stress-free retirement. But how will the [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Things have drastically changed for women in the past few decades. Women now make up 50% of the workforce, (1) and they are also starting to play an increasingly important [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Managing your finances on your own is hard enough, let alone working with someone else who has different opinions, financial habits, and ideas about the future. But if you [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.  Matthew 6:21 (NIV) These are some of the most well-known words that Jesus ever uttered regarding money. Your [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Regret is not always a bad thing. While it’s not good to sit in the regret of past mistakes, when we learn from those mistakes, it can help us make better choices in the [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® How’s your 2020 going so far? Unsettling? Unexpected? You’re not alone. The world as we know it has been turned upside down by five letters and a number: COVID-19. While [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Regardless of whether your child is 2 or 12, the thought of college has probably crossed your mind. In the busyness of life and never-ending financial pressures, it is all [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® We are living in unprecedented times, with hourly briefings and updates that cause many of us to panic or at least lose sleep at night. We get it. Life looks very [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Here’s the thing: Even though we had been enjoying our record-long bull market and knew that it couldn’t last forever, no one saw our current situation coming. For [...]

What financial challenges do you face right now? Maybe it’s balancing investing for the future while minimizing taxes. Or possibly growing a business while also providing for your family. Or [...]