It’s great to have investing goals–they help guide your savings and provide motivation to continue investing throughout the year. Considering how complex investing is today, you are probably asking yourself where to begin when setting investing goals. Plus, it’s easy to make mistakes that could dramatically alter your results.Avoiding these costly investing mistakes can help prevent you from feeling disappointed when reviewing your statements at the end of the year.

When we start a relationship with a significant other, their financial status isn’t likely our first concern. But before getting married, or even before getting engaged, it makes sense to take a pause and have some serious conversations about current finances–and future expectations.

It’s natural to assume that superior investment performance results from superior manager skill, and below average investment performance reflects subpar manager skill. Using only investment performance to measure a money manager’s ability has some advantages: it’s easy, it’s widely accepted, and it feels good.

In order to receive the services you need, rather than a one-size-fits all solution, it’s important to be honest and upfront about your situation. This is especially true when it comes to financial matters, whether you're talking with a lawyer, insurance agent or financial advisor. In order for financial planning to work to its maximum effect, you can’t section off your life; you have to consider your entire life. What are your goals, dreams and aspirations?

The new year symbolizes a clean slate. People often take the opportunity to create elaborate, and usually difficult-to-stick-with, New Year’s resolutions. As a business owner, I decided to come up with a list of simple resolutions to help fellow business owners prepare for a happy and successful year ahead. See if you can incorporate one – or all – of these easy and painless objectives:

Many people enjoy a good horror movie. They sit on the edge of their seat or hide behind a blanket in anticipation of what will happen next. But when it comes to your retirement, the thrills and chills are much less entertaining.

Meeting with a financial advisor, or a new financial advisor, is the first step in creating a relationship with the person you may choose to put your financial future in the hands of. It’s a huge responsibility that your future advisor should not take lightly, and neither should you. ;

There are few things that can offer greater personal satisfaction than achieving a goal you’ve been working hard to reach. The problem is that it can be easy to lose focus, causing your goals to fall by the wayside.