Posts Tagged ‘Financial Adviser’
The Blatt Watch by Peter Blatt: Financial Planning: 2013 The Year in Review
From the desk of Peter Blatt, J.D., LL.M. We published a Special Edition of The Blatt Watch for December 2013.To download this printed version, please click this link 2013-14 Printed edition…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch by Peter Blatt: Financial Planner Asks: Why do our expenses increase while our income increases?
From the desk of Peter Blatt, J.D., LL.M. Sitting down with one of my clients today in Miami, he posed the question, ‘Why do I continue to spend more each…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch by Peter Blatt: Retirement Planning: How to start over and save for retirement without being overwhelmed
From the desk of Peter Blatt, J.D., LL.M. It is time to meet and solve your retirement goal. Part 1. I changed some of the facts to make sure the…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch by Peter Blatt: Death and Government shutdowns teach us about financial planning (Palm Beach Gardens Financial Advisor explains the connection between death and the Government)
I spent the last two days, Sunday and Monday, attending two different memorial services. The Sunday service was a celebration of life for one of my clients. He was a…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch by Peter Blatt: Learning how to captain a boat will make you rich. A recent example of the difference between reacting versus long term planning.
From the desk of Peter Blatt, J.D., LL.M. Almost all of my preconceived notions of ‘driving a boat’ have changed. My current car is an Infiniti G37 four door sedan.…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch by Peter Blatt: The Biggest Complaint Regarding Your Financial Advisor
My family and I just came back from Cape Cod. We spent two different days on the water. We had two different experiences, both unexpected. My wife and I discussed…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch by Peter Blatt: Financial Planning: Why it is normal to have a financial setback – The markets have setbacks, why shouldn’t we?
From the desk of Peter Blatt In 2008, I went through a large financial setback. I pulled my clients out of the stock market, and revenue slowed down considerably for…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch by Peter Blatt: Can We Learn From Germany? Comparing Germany to the United States: Where Would You Rather Live?
From the desk of Peter Blatt Recently President Obama made a statement that he wants the United States economy to mirror Germany’s. This statement raises a lot of why, who,…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch by Peter Blatt: Lessons of Mutual Funds vs ETFs
In this article, Peter explains the defining differences between mutual funds and their low-cost, liquid cousins, ETFs.
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