Emergency Preparedness: Zombie Apocalypse The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has creatively used the pop culture phenomenon of a “Zombie Apocalypse” to highlight the importance of preparing for a variety of emergencies/natural disasters. After all, if you’re prepared for a zombie invasion, you’re…
Rise Up: The Olympic Games and Our Investment Philosophy The Olympics provide a unique opportunity to see the world shine in a different spotlight; to become a part of something bigger than ourselves and share in the joy and heartbreak felt by all. All the…
Saving for Retirement – It’s Never Too Early (or Too Late!) Time is the most important ingredient in the financial plan Clients use to guide them to retirement. The power of compound interest is the reason this is true – each additional compounding period available…
Go For Gold with a Budget The United States is often considered a world powerhouse. From being an economic super power to being world-class Olympic athletes, the United States has been dominant in collecting Olympic medals as well as highly advanced in terms of technology…
Be Conscious, Not Cautious, With Your Credit Card Credit can be considered a friend or foe – when used responsibly you can build trustworthiness with lenders to receive more favorable outcomes when shopping for a mortgage, car loan, or even a job. When used irresponsibly,…
Wise Goals Start with Whys Since a young age, we’ve all been taught to establish goals. However, it’s often the case that we measure our “success” on expectations or the lives of others and we forego defining meaningful goals for ourselves. At Yeske Buie, our…
Brushing Up on the Facts: Roth IRAs “Financial security in retirement doesn’t just happen. It takes planning and commitment, and yes, money.” According to the U.S. Department of Labor, one of the “Top 10 Ways to Prepare for Retirement” is to put money into an…
Let’s Talk About: Life Insurance What questions are you not asking about life insurance? The thing about life insurance is that there is not a one-size-fits-all solution. In fact, we’d almost go as far as to say that life insurance is so unique – no…
Reverse Mortgage Mini-Series: Part II Staying true to Yeske Buie’s Learn Big worldview, we are committed to learning more about reverse mortgages and how they may be used as strategic planning tools for our Clients. In the first article of this mini-series, we provided a…
A Practical Approach to Cash Flow Complexities When life happens, the financial aspects of figuring out what to do next can make taking that next step an overwhelming task. Using policies to manage cash flow on an ongoing basis removes the budgetary uncertainties and clarifies…