Posts by Financial Futures

By V. Dion Haynes Consumers Hoping for a Big Haul Might Find the Details Slippery Patrick Dempsey, an executive at a San Jose brokerage that administers health insurance for high-tech…

By Ben Steverman It’s a bewildering time to begin saving and investing. BusinessWeek asked financial advisers for words of wisdom for the young investor Two 22-year-olds are just starting their careers and beginning…

By Jeff Schlegel What’s up with 529 college savings plans? On paper, these investment vehicles should be a smashing success – after all, they’re generally recognized as the best way…

How Technology Can Help Planners Clean Up Their Operation Technology tools aimed at the financial planning world have gone way beyond the gee-whiz phase and morphed into necessities for those advisors…

By Jorie Johnson JORIE JOHNSON: President of Financial Futures, a financial advisory firm in Manasquan. WHAT I DO: Financial and Investment planning. I identify and define their financial goals by prioritizing what…

By Jeff Schlegel, Photo: Kate Powers/Getty Images We help you assess your options so you can start saving now By the time your baby turns 18, you can either send her…

By Abby Gruen, Star‑Ledger Staff High anxiety on Wall Street as it waits for Fed In the 20 years Mike Marcotullio has worked on Wall Street, he’s seen historic market reversals…

By Ben Steverman They cost money – and you should be wary of conflicts of interest – but professional advice can go a long way in securing your future After years…

By Donald Jay Korn June weddings follow May invitations to happy ceremonies. You may even be planning nuptials for June of next year already. Whatever timetable you’re on, careful planning…

By Lauren Barack Are Planners Pushing Too Hard For Savings? Most say that’s laughable. Almost any financial planner will tell you that while some clients may be saving enough for retirement,…