Paul K. Fain, III, CFP®

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,...

Treat ‘found money’ much like earned dollars

If someone gave me a $100, I would walk around as if I'm Donald Trump or Daddy Warbucks. It's a flush feeling. If we go to dinner, I'm buying. A few days later it would be back to normal with the typical $5 to $20 in my pocket. What is this behavioral phenomenon of...

Savings Limits

Penny-Pinching Consumers The economy has spurred Americans to save money any which way they can. Here’s where we’re pinching pennies: Purchasing more generic brands  63% Brown-bagging lunch  45% Going to the hairdresser or barber less  39% Cancelling one or more...


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