It's National Retirement Planning Week! When should you start planning for your future? How can you retire on your own terms? An interview with APC’s President, Paul K. Fain, III, CFP® PAUL, LET’S BREAK DOWN SOME RETIREMENT PLANNING TIPS BY AGE GROUPS – START WITH...
Paul K. Fain, III, CFP®
Some Tips on Building Your Financial Resilience
Some Tips on Building Your Financial Resilience was originally featured in the Knoxville News Sentinel As I used to lace up my Converse Chuck Taylors in the high school locker room, I recall coach saying, "The best offense is a good defense." So when we are getting...
Wisdom from a Yogi
Wisdom from a Yogi was originally published in the Knoxville News Sentinel Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra died last year at age 90. Without question, he was one of the greatest Major League Baseball players of all time, but he would have also made a great financial...
A Different Kind of Lottery Ticket
After the worst yearly start for stocks in history, many investors are feeling some concern. That old myth resurfaces, "Investing in stocks is just like gambling." Investing in stock is a lot like buying a lottery ticket. Gambling addicts would probably agree. In the...
Working Together for Financial Success
Working Together for Financial Success was originally published in the Knoxville News Sentinel As the year-end approaches, I asked my wife to join me at the kitchen table to review our money history and current financial plan. We discussed the following questions:...
WBIR: What Do the Rising Interest Rates Mean?
WBIR: Finally…the Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it was raising key interest rates for the first time in 9 years. But what does a rate increase mean for the typical family? Joining us now with answers is Paul Fain, a Certified Financial Planner with Asset...
2015 P. Kemp Fain, Jr., Award
Since 1993, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) annually bestows the P. Kemp Fain, Jr. Award to an individual who upholds the FPA’s Core Values of competence, integrity, relationships, and stewardship, and has made remarkable contributions to the profession of...
Fed Decision: Hold the Line
At today’s meeting of The Federal Reserve Board, a decision was made to not increase key interest rates in the U.S. economy. A rate increase is still expected sooner than later, and it will be the first rate hike since 2006. Analysts generally agree that the pace of...
Good Grief, Greece!
What a great way to end a quarter – a global economic crisis? Greece is once again the headline newsmaker. Greece with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) equivalent to the city of Detroit and a land area comparable in size to Ohio. Last Friday, the Greek...
Father Knows Best
I have three children ranging in ages from 16 to 24 years old. In other words, two of my kids are legal adults! Whoa! How does that impact our daily lives and our financial plan? The relationship between parent and child is of fundamental importance to U.S. society,...