Posts by Michelle Smalenberger, CFP®
[Video] When Do I Need To Have Life Insurance?
Insurance Part 4
MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP® The last part I really want to talk you through is the term, or how long we typically have life insurance. When you’re buying a policy, especially maybe this private policy, it may be that you have it for 5 to 10 years, or 20 to 30 years. And really, the purpose…
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[Video] What are the Sources of Life Insurance?
Insurance Part 3
MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP® So now that we know the amount of life insurance that we agree that we need, we really want to look to where the sources of that insurance are going to be. It’s very common that someone who works for an employer or for a company may get a benefit that’s just…
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[Video] How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?
Insurance Part 2
MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP® One area of insurance that I think is hard to define a value for is life insurance. So, I really want to dig into that a little bit to help you come up with or to make a little simpler that process of what is the amount of life insurance that I…
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Alternatives Are Not Just
Miscellaneous Investments
MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP® With this week’s events we are reminded again that it is important to pay attention to every investment in our portfolio, not just the current winners that are outperforming. The market just absorbed the 4th Fed rate hike announced on Wednesday. We got another quarter point increase in interest rates by the…
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[Video] What is the Purpose of Insurance?
Insurance Part 1
MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP® I’d like to talk about one area of financial planning that seems to be misunderstood. Or maybe there’s just a lack of knowledge about this topic, and that’s insurance. When you’re considering getting any type of insurance, you the insured are looking to transfer the risk to someone else. So really what’s…
Read MoreFriday’s Financial Update 6-9-2017
MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP® A week of distraction can leave you questioning future direction. Let’s sum up this week for what it means to us. Much of this week’s news regarded events that happened later in the week. Thursday we heard the testimony of Ex-FBI Director James Comey, which consumed most of the media. With much…
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