Financial Futures Blog with Jorie Johnson, Certified Financial Planner

Wall Street Journal: A Couple Is Property Rich. Now What?

By Veronica Dagher A financial pro offers advice to a couple with a home and two rental properties Before they met, when Lisa and Mike Pisano were in their early 20s…

End of Some File & Suspend Social Security Strategies

Early this morning, the Senate passed a budget bill to extend the debt ceiling and avoid default of the US government next week… Read More>>

Market Volatility is Normal and Expected

Two steps forward and one step back is how the financial markets move… Read More>>

How to Disable Shockwave Flash Plugin Now

Adobe has acknowledged a critical vulnerability in their Adobe Flash Player… Read More>>

Wall Street Journal: When Clients Get Divorced

By Anna Prior First step: Establish open communication with and among both parties There are plenty of phone calls financial advisors don’t like to get from their clients. But one in…

Student Loan Refinancing Options

Did you know that it may be possible to refinance high interest rate student loans?… Read More>>

Steps You Can Take to Protect your Credit – Do not rely on free monitoring services

You can begin to protect your credit with some simple (and mostly free) steps… Read More>>

Credit.com News: Is Your Tax Return Too Big?

By Christine DiGangi Personal Finance Taxpayers getting back money from the government this year have received an average refund of $2,893 so far, according to March 26 data from the…

Coming Soon… The 529 ABLE Plan!

In late 2014, the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act was signed into law authorizing the establishment of the 529 ABLE plan… Read More>>

Credit.com News: I Want to Break Up With My Girlfriend (& Her Credit Card Debt)

By Christine DiGangi Managing Debt Here’s an unfortunate scenario that popped up on Reddit recently: A man moved in with his girlfriend, and he opened a credit card to handle…