Business

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Few could imagine Apple’s wild success before 2001 when it released its iPod. Founded in Steve Jobs’s garage in 1976, Apple has enjoyed exponential growth over the last [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® With everything the past year has thrown at us, the last thing you probably feel like doing is thinking about taxes. But, like it or not, tax season is here, and the [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® Market declines are scary. Unfortunately, they’re inevitable, but with the right perspective, you don’t need to fear them. So the next time a market decline occurs, what [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® How often recently have you woken up worried or gone to bed at night with your mind racing? For most of us, our schedules have been turned upside down; we don’t know [...]

By Michael Vaughn, CFP® This year has been one for the books. Most, if not all of us, have experienced canceled plans, work stoppages or adjustments, complicated family decisions, and (as if that [...]

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 [...]