On Sunday, August 27th, Paul Fain, CFP®, president of Asset Planning Corporation, visited WBIR-TV in the 7 a.m. broadcast to discuss the best cities for retirement. It may seem that all retirees go to Florida, but not necessarily. Financial website WalletHub recently...
Current Events
Sunday Money: Keeping Cool, Calm and Invested
With the stock market at record highs, many investors are anxious about when the inevitable bear market will arrive. Is there a case for staying invested in the market? How can an investor remain calm and steady? IS RECENT STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE TOO MUCH OF A GOOD...
Sunday Money: How Politics Affect Your Money
Controversy. Special investigations. Twitter bombs. Modern politics is making investors feel unsettled and concerned; but how much do politics really matter to your portfolio? Paul Fain, president of Asset Planning Corporation, recently appeared on WBIR to share his...
Knoxville News Sentinel: Consistent Inconsistencies
Recently, I was catching up on my reading stack of financial journals and daily periodicals and I was struck by one consistent inconsistency: the conclusions of any given study (research or survey) are always battling the conclusions of another study (research or...
Sunday Money: Second Quarter Investment Performance
Q2 2017 Investment Performance With six months gone in 2017, how are your investments doing? Did the stock market’s rising tide lift your boat? Or have poorly performing investments left you beached on dry land? HOW DID STOCK MARKETS PERFORM IN THE...
Knoxville News Sentinel: Sunrise Presents Opportunities
Sunsets can be beautiful whether viewed from your back porch or from Mallory Pier on Key West. Somehow, however, I missed the memo on the wonder of sunrises. My family members are typically night owls but last weekend, after an unusually long and welcomed night of...
Sunday Money: Protecting Online Accounts
WBIR: Cybersecurity poses a massive threat to all of us – consider the recent “WannaCry” ransomware attack. But most people have no idea what to do or how to fix it in a meaningful way. Certified Financial Planner Paul Fain joins us again this morning to talk about...
Knoxville News Sentinel: Simple Steps to Help Graduates Become Millionaires
Here is the opening line of the college commencement address no one has invited me to give: “You are worth $3 million and the checks will start arriving in your bank account within months.” The new 2017 graduates would have no understanding of how my seemingly...
Continuing Wisdom
I am grateful every day that I work in a firm culture that both encourages and supports continuing education at every level. As a financial planning professional, I have specific requirements for continuing education that must be met to maintain my CFP® designation,...
WBIR: Trump’s Tax Reform Plan
President Trump has introduced his tax reform plan and it appears that it will benefit most U.S. households but how will it affect YOUR money? Paul was recently interviewed by NBC’s Knoxville affiliate, WBIR: VIDEO BELOW PAUL, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MAIN PROVISIONS OF...