By: James Twining

New York Stock Exchange

02 Jun 2015The Crucial Difference Between Investment Brokers And Fee-Only Advisors


The common perception among the investing public is that all of the professionals who help clients manage their money are “financial…

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20 May 2015Welcome Gabriel Twining – Spring 2015


In February, my youngest son Gabriel graduated from Saybrook University in Seattle with a Master’s Degree in Industrial Psychology with a…

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02 Feb 2015Quantifying the Value of an Excellent Financial Advisor


For any business relationship to work, the value gained for both parties must exceed the cost. The calculation for a financial…

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05 Oct 2014Financial Plan is Moving – Autumn 2014


After 17 years in our downtown office, Financial Plan is moving to a new office location.  Beginning October 1st, 2014…

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29 Sep 2014Financial Plan, Inc. Moves to Barkley Village


After 17 years in our downtown office, Financial Plan is moving to a new office location. Beginning October 1st, 2014 our…

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paper investments

24 Jan 2014Are Shares of Stock and Stock Mutual funds “Paper” Investments? – Winter 2014


Most investors tend to have a high level of angst regarding their stock and stock mutual fund investments. When the investing…

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24 Sep 2013Why We Innovate – Autumn 2013


Accepting the “Best Practices Award” for Top Innovator In mid-September, Financial Plan Inc. received the Best Practices Award for being a…

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09 Jun 2013An Investor’s Most Fervent Wish Is A Simple Desire For Peace – Summer 2013


Recently I came across this sketch posted by best selling financial author and illustrator Carl Richards.   The message it conveys has…

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09 Sep 2012Welcome Bonnie – Autumn 2012


As you know, Jennifer has flown the coop. She was swept off her feet, proposed to, and whisked away by a…

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11 Jun 2012I Survived the Transition – Spring 2012


“I SURVIVED THE TRANSITION, AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY NEWSLETTER”! I think that would be an appropriate T shirt…

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22 Mar 2012Big News At Financial Plan – Winter 2012


As you can see,  our newsletter the Plan  has a new look.  But that is not all that is new.  In…

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16 Dec 2011We are a Team – Spring 2011


As our client base has grown, so have the servicing challenges. To meet those challenges we have continued to bring on…

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16 Dec 2011The Trouble With Forecasting – Winter 2011


At the risk of sounding like a broken record, allow me once again to admonish and warn you: forecasting the direction…

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our investment philosophy

16 Dec 2011Our Investment Philosophy – Summer 2011


Let’s be blunt: Over the past thirty years we have studied the conventional wisdom, we have put it to the test,…

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16 Dec 2011Home Bias – Autumn 2010


Recently, a client asked me this question: “How do you decide how much of my account to put into foreign stocks?”…

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