Thoughtful financial planning can easily take a backseat to daily life. Votes: 6
At LearnVest, we're working to make financial planning both accessible and affordable so that everyone has the opportunity to get on track financially. Votes: 6
I suspect if people live a lot longer they would be retired for a somewhat longer period of time. Just the financial planning takes on a very different character. Votes: 4
The Senate has sent President Obama a spending bill that gives the government enough money to keep going for two weeks. Our Congress has the financial planning skills of a college sophomore. Votes: 4
Smart financial planning - such as budgeting, saving for emergencies, and preparing for retirement - can help households enjoy better lives while weathering financial shocks. Financial education can play a key role in getting to these outcomes. Votes: 4
I know, when I look into the eyes of my own children, the look of wonder when I speak of life back in the '60s. That's why the Rolling Stones are such a hit even in their 60s, why Dennis Hopper is so compelling, even when he's making pitches for something unhip as long-term financial planning. Votes: 4
the ultimate distance and the real difference between financial acquisition and financial disbursement if financial planning Votes: 3
Have a well-thought financial plan that is not dependent upon correctly guessing what will happen in the future. Votes: 2
Wills are trumped by legal titles to real estate or beneficiary designations on financial accounts, retirement plans and insurance policies. Votes: 2
A good financial plan is a road map that shows us exactly how the choices we make today will affect our future. Votes: 2
This isn't like cancer, where we don't know the solution. Financial planning is math. We have the answers, yet it's this huge cause of stress. Votes: 2
A financial plan is a way to take all of the money advice you come across and figure out how it applies to your specific financial situation. Votes: 2
Wall Street is littered with clever plans to use financial instruments to change behavior - carbon trading, for example. Some have changed the world, and others failed miserably. Votes: 2
We're providing planning to a huge audience who's never had access to financial planners before. This was always my plan for LearnVest. It was in my very first pitch deck. Votes: 2
With the permanent elimination of this tax, farmers and business owners will have the sense of security they need to plan for the financial future of their business or farm and their family. Votes: 2
Financial planning is like navigation. If you know where you are and where you want to go, navigation isn't such a great problem. It's when you don't know the two points that it's difficult. Votes: 2
People with financial plans are much more likely to feel prepared, even in tumultuous times. They're more likely to feel that their dreams and goals are secure. And, oh yes, they do actually save significantly more. Votes: 2
Even the securest financial plan and the finest health coverage aren't enough to hold us steady when the challenges come... We need something more, something deeper and unshakeable, something that will see us through life's hard times. Votes: 2
Your employer is the last person you should want to provide for your healthcare, from a privacy, financial, and value standpoint. Employees with families should get the family, meaning spouses and children, off the company plan. In most cases, that will save them money. Votes: 2
Among other objectives, liquidity guidelines must take into account the risks that inadequate liquidity planning by major financial firms pose for the broader financial system, and they must ensure that these firms do not become excessively reliant on liquidity support from the central bank. Votes: 2
When you have a lot of money, there's so many places you can go to manage your money. But when you don't have money, mathematically you actually need a financial plan more. You can't really afford to make mistakes. So why is this such a luxury product? Votes: 2
Yes, your kids should go to school. No, you shouldn't bankroll their degree whatever the cost. You've spent your life creating a sound financial plan; don't upend it by suspending your retirement savings or taking out a home equity line of credit to pay for a pricey college. Votes: 2
Since 1994, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have considered it politically risky to offer a plan to fix America's broken health care system. The American public, though, has paid the price for this silence as health care costs skyrocketed, millions went uninsured, and millions more grappled with financial insecurity and hardship. Votes: 2
The financial advice market presents an impossible conundrum: in order to work with a financial planner, you must have enough money to be of interest. In order to amass enough money, it is critical to work with a financial planner. Most financial plans come with a $1,500-$3,000 price tag - numbers that are simply out of reach for most Americans. Votes: 2
Financial prosperity is impossible without constant planning and management of money. Votes: 0
Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M. Votes: 5 Ryan White
Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. Votes: 3 Gloria Steinem