by Daniel Stous | Jul 29, 2020 | Budget, Insurance, Loans, Tips
When you start Googling financial planning topics, you’ll undoubtedly come across rules of thumb. How much house can you afford? How much can you take out of your IRA each month without running out of money in retirement? What should you spend on an engagement ring?...
by Daniel Stous | Jul 15, 2020 | Budget, Insurance, Loans, Tips
There are tons of reasons you might be wondering how you can save money by reducing spending. Maybe it’s because you want to invest more for retirement or for college savings. Maybe it’s because you are trying to knock out credit card debt or a car loan. Or maybe you...
by Daniel Stous | Jul 1, 2020 | Insight, Loans, Money Management, Tips
While driving to work this morning, I heard an advertisement on the radio featuring Dave Ramsey, the well-known radio host and author who helps his listeners and readers get their financial life in order. He was advertising for a mortgage brokerage company, telling...
by Daniel Stous | Jun 16, 2020 | Insight, Investments, The Market, Tips
During the week of June 8th, the S&P 500 index rose to the point where year-to-date total returns were 0.00%. The index that tracks large publicly-traded US companies wasn’t quite up to where it was when it started to fall in February, but it did recover enough to...
by Daniel Stous | May 13, 2020 | Budget, Money Management, Taxes, Tips
The Stous family is now an official family. We bought a minivan. A minivan with one kid? Really? Why? That’s almost immediately what my sister asked, and you might be wondering the same thing. There are a few reasons, and I’d love to share some of them with you. But...
