When to hire a financial advisor? When your own methods become too time-consuming or you don't feel informed enough to ensure you're maximizing your potential for risk, investing or selling. Bradford Certified Financial Planners (CFP) can help you reach your financial goals. Here's some good advice on finding the right fit.
More than 60 million Americans had their identities stolen in 2018, a significant increase from 2015, where more than 15 million consumers were affected. With identity theft numbers on the rise, it certainly doesn’t appear likely that scammers are going away anytime soon. While there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to preventing identity theft, there are some things you can do to make it more difficult for scammers to obtain your...
From bad credit and financial illiteracy to deepening debt and sloppy saving, American finances are trending toward a worrisome future. If you're mindful of these pitfalls and make smarter financial moves, you can avoid falling into this statistical downspin. Read more about the 6 Disturbing Personal Finance Trends for Americans.
It's all about spreading the wealth (or limiting the risk)! Diversifying is the battle cry of financial advisors as a means of protecting investors against volatile market swings. But here are four common ways Bradford Financial Center suggests you diversify your own investment portfolio. Seek the advice of a professional certified professional financial planner before making any moves to your portfolio.
As quickly as technology evolves so do hackers. The risk is real. So much so that IBM's president and CEO, Ginni Rometty said: “Cybercrime is the greatest threat to every company in the world.” Rometty may be right; already the total cost for cybercrime committed globally has added up to over $1 trillion dollars in 2018. So what can you do locally to protect your own personal data from evolving hackers?
As we await a decision on the trade talks between the U.S. and China, it’s important to understand what this trade war means for both sides and just how it will impact American investors like you and me.
Just a few years back, you wouldn’t have mixed the two terms, “cannabis” and “investing” in reputable wealth management circles, but shifts in legislation and the legalization of cannabis among some U.S. states and Canada are changing the playing field for intrigued, would-be investors.
Cryptocurrency, basically a type of digital currency or money designed to be highly secure and mostly anonymous – is a new asset and a volatile one. Understanding these new assets begins with why it is seemingly so appealing. Cryptocurrency is decentralized, meaning it is open-sourced and is not controlled by any third party. The appealing part is no one has control of your money except you.
When most investors think of investing, stock picking comes to mind. But top researchers have concluded that while most people believe individual stock selections are the key to growth, differences in asset allocation better impact total portfolio returns.
When we spend time with investors, clients, or friends, we find that these topics concern people most: protecting their investments, retiring with enough money, planning for milestones, and knowing how much risk to take in this market. We'll take this opportunity to focus in on the hot topic of retirement in this blog. Retirement: Do You Have Enough? Recently, we posed some serious questions to our social media followers. We wanted to know what their...
Walking across the stage and receiving your university diploma can be the first step towards the daunting world of adulthood. The structure that educational institutes provide is now replaced by an empty void that we must fill with a professional career. It is commonplace to be riddled with uncertainty!
Much like a “sleep number” that determines which mattress is just right for you given your unique sleeping concerns, your “Risk Number” identifies an investment strategy for you based on your specific level of financial risk tolerance.
