Ask for 401(k) Advice Now

The anticipated U.S. economic and stock market recovery has not shown up yet.  Housing, jobs, and economic growth were all supposed to have rebounded by now.  Even the casual economic and stock market observers know that none of these basic economic conditions have...

401(k) Investing Should be Easy

The investment decisions that need to be made periodically in your Minnesota company 401(k) retirement plan should be easy to make.  That statement is much different than the reality for most company retirement plan participants. Most individual company retirement...

Facebook Will Not Save Your 401(k)

I wrote this article on May 18, 2012 for my Golden Valley Patch Blog. As a Registered Investment Advisor, and a fiduciary, it is always my duty to remind my clients of the risks involved in the purchase of any investment opportunity. There are both good and bad...

Get a 401(k) Tune Up

Everyone gets to a point with the care and maintenance of their car when they have to spend the time and the money to get a tune up.  This is especially true in the summer months because both the traffic and the temperature make for greater wear-and-tear on the family...

College Grads and 401(k)’s

I wrote this article on May 17th, 2012 for my Golden Valley Patch Blog. Much has been written about the huge amount of college tuition debt that this spring’s college graduates take with them into the business world. College debt is especially important to the recent...

What’s on the Retirement-Plan Menu?

One thing that never gets old in this business in having your thoughts and ideas appreciated by financial services industry publications.  AdvisorOne has always been one of the most important web sites for financial professional industry content. Today, I got this...