Business

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Billionaire and founder of Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, has said, “Fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all.” And lately, it seems as though just about everything [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Receiving an inheritance is a bittersweet experience. On the one hand, you receive money that could improve your financial situation and provide a safety net to fall back [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® The events of the last few weeks in Ukraine have been stressful and upsetting to many of us. The buildup of Russian forces along the border, rising tensions, and the [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® As we watch the market go up and down (and then up again), we rarely think about the taxes we might pay with the rise of our portfolio or home value. But we should, [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® After a three-year rally, the financial markets have been down for seven straight days, marking their worst slide since the pandemic decline in March of 2020. (1) Monday’s [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Welcome to 2022! Given that 2021 wasn’t quite the fresh start we’d hoped for, a new year can be overwhelming to think about. After the intensity of the last two years and [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Is investing an art or a science? If you want to succeed in investing, does it take a set formula or skill and talent? Either way, investing can seem intimidating and [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Most of us entered 2021 with a lot of hope—hope that the new year would bring an end to the pandemic and life would go back to normal. Instead, we saw the uncertainty [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Having employee benefits is a great perk, but if you know all the ins and outs, the chances of maximizing their potential are slim. That’s true of the thrift savings plan [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Adding a child to your family is arguably one of the most significant milestones in life. After months of preparation, a little one arrives and stirs up overwhelming [...]