WBIR: Has someone in the family gotten on your bad side!? Well…you could always disinherit them! Understandably, disinheriting an individual from your will can be a difficult decision. Should you? Could you? Certified Financial Planner Paul Fain joins us now to...
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Knoxville News Sentinel: Old Age is Not for Sissies
On a typical Easter weekend, we travel to the Tri-Cities to visit relatives. One particularly sweet soul that we enjoy seeing is Aunt Naomi. She is almost 90 years old and living independently. “All I do is pay bills and check stuff,” she said last weekend: Is the...
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...
Sunday Money: Smart Ways to Spend Your Tax Money
Tax refunds are in the mail! With the average taxpayer expecting to rake in a refund of more than $3,000, what should you do with the windfall? IF YOU ARE EXPECTING A REFUND, WHAT IS THE SOLID “EAT YOUR VEGETABLES” ADVICE? 1. Pay down high-interest debt: this is how...
How to Select a Financial Planner
How to Select a Financial Planner "Yippee-Ki-Yay" Welcome to the Wild Wild West also known as the U.S. financial advice industry. There are approximately 300,000 financial advisors in the U.S. according to Cerulli Associates. And arguably, the number of people who...
Welcome to Peace of Mind
Welcome to Peace of Mind Check out our new video! This video can also be accessed by visiting our About page where you can learn more about who we are and what we can offer you. Welcome to Peace of Mind from Asset Planning Corporation on Vimeo....
WBIR: Making Sure You Are on Track with Savings
Are you on track to achieve your goals? In other words, have you saved enough? And, how do you know how much is enough? Use the following guidelines to give yourself a Savings Check-up. Even though the economy has been doing better, many people are still financially...
Knoxville News Sentinel: How Does a Financial Planner Invest?
Have you ever wondered if a chef eats his own cooking? Does a doctor take her own medicine? Or, do financial planners invest in the same strategies they recommend to investors? Recently, a vice president at Morningstar, an investment research firm, wrote about his...
There’s Still Time to Contribute to an IRA for 2016
There's still time to make a regular IRA contribution for 2016! You have until your tax return due date (not including extensions) to contribute up to $5,500 for 2016 ($6,500 if you were age 50 by December 31, 2016). For most taxpayers, the contribution deadline for...
2016 P. Kemp Fain, Jr. Award Winner
Beginning in 1993, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has annually given the P. Kemp Fain, Jr. Award to an individual who has made remarkable contributions to the profession of financial planning in the areas of service to society, academia, government, and...