Our quarterly Wine & Finance event’s theme is Affordable Indulgences. As many good savers know, to have a well-lived life, you need a balance of saving for the future and some decadence of enjoying the present. Some friends of Blue Spark Capital Advisors have focused their businesses on those affordable luxuries that make life worth living: wine and perfume. In the spirit…
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If you’re going through a divorce, you already know it’s expensive. Some of the costs are obvious, including lawyers, separate residences, and increased child care. But there are also insidious hidden costs of divorce to keep your eye on. They are often too small to notice until they add up. For example, the loss of “family discount” plans on phone,…
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Monica Molina Austin of Westwind Consulting Group spoke about strategies for making a midlife career change. Maura Griffin of Blue Spark talked about how to set the stage financially before you make the leap to a new career. This quarter’s Wine & Finance focuses on a topic that many can relate to: Midlife Career Change. There are some in this room…
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The newspaper interviewed Maura about the single mothers in her practice. “For women, there is often more emotion around money. Advisers need to help their clients understand their spending habits, look at what’s driving their spending, and find ways to save more. That’s the role I try to play with my clients: helping them through emotional issues with money, helping…
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The IRS increased the contribution limit for employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans, and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan from $17,000 to $17,500. That’s one of the new IRS Rules for retirement savings in 2013. But it left the catch-up contribution limit for employees aged 50 and over in 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans and the…
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