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A Conversation About Money

I can’t stand Andy Rooney. You know, the old guy with the ridiculously bushy eyebrows who ends every 60 Minutes show with a three-minute babble on a topic, usually as fascinating as designer toilet paper. I mean, three reporters have just given us 57 minutes…


August 2010 - HE SAYS / SHE SAYS: If Someone Gave You An Extra $1,000 A Month (And You Couldn't Pay Bills Or Save It) What Would You Spend It On?

HE SAYS: I tend to be very conservative when it comes to spending money. I wouldn’t say that I’m a cheapskate, but I always try to get the best value for my dollar. This month’s topic presents an intriguing challenge for me: what to do with…


Importance of Resort and Second-Home Ownership

Hilton Head Island and the Lowcountry are affected by resort and second-home ownership in many ways. When most people think about this type of ownership, they imagine owning a villa or ocean-oriented home in one of the oceanfront communities such as Sea Pines, Forest Beach,…


Love & Money

Financial planning is certainly about money, but more importantly, it is about people and their relationship with money. Though this may sound corny or trite, my experience in this profession has taught me that all the good advice in the world is irrelevant if the…


Weathering Market Changes

With current market turmoil, many people have seen a reduction in their retirement accounts and investment portfolios. It’s no question that people get emotional when it comes to their money. But rash decisions often lead people to make portfolio changes that may have…


What you need to know about...Taxes

“Complex” does not even begin to describe our tax laws. My copy of the January, 2008 Internal Revenue Code, a compilation of just the basic tax laws, is 9,559 pages, and that’s with really, really small print. My five volumes of tax regulations weigh 16…


What You Need to Know: The Financial Basics

The question I’ve been posing to friends all month is what basic financial advice to give to a 22-year-old who is fresh out of college and facing the stark reality of separation from the First Bank of Mom and Dad. Here are their consensus thoughts: No…


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