Posts by Financial Design Studio, Inc.
Factors That Affect Your College Investment Choices
Factors That Affect Your College Investment Choices How do you respond to the different factors that affect your college investment choices. In addition to choosing the right investments so your funds grow, there are a couple of other things to consider. Timing and fees are two other factors that can affect the overall benefit you…
Read More[Video] Choose One New Habit And See The Effect
MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP ® Have you ever found yourself with so many things you want to accomplish? Then you have to figure out how to get started to get those things done. I want to share with you something I noticed recently that affected many other things. It felt like I was accomplishing many things…
Read More[Video] Spending Down the Funds You’ve Saved for College
MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP ® Now that you’ve saved for college you’re likely thinking which funds do I use first? You may have money saved in a variety of accounts. Let’s discuss a great order of how to spend the funds down. Scholarships/Grants: Monetary awards that you get from your school or for academic purposes. 529…
Read MoreIs Now The Right Time to Invest?
We’ve witnessed the markets move higher for several months and you may be wondering, “Is now the right time to invest?” If you’ve had funds invested over the course of this time you have been able to benefit by seeing your money grow. For you, we posted a video a few weeks ago simply reminding…
Read MoreApple, Facebook, Caterpillar, United Technologies: Mixed Bag of Financial Results
With a variety of sites like Twitter, where we can scroll quickly to see top news or financial headlines, we can be left feeling a bit confused on what the recent financial results are. This is how this week has left us feeling. Here’s a list of some headline topics if you weren’t able to…
Read MoreEffective Teaching In Honor of Back To School [Video]
Most parents hope their child’s teacher demonstrates effective teaching. In honor of back to school we wanted to share this quote. “The Mediocre Teacher Tells, The Good Teacher Explains, The Superior Teacher Demonstrates, The Great Teacher Inspires.” – William Arthur Ward What’s true effective teaching? We’ve noticed with clients and our daughter is that…
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