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Financial Symmetry: Balancing Today with Retirement

When considering retirement, do you wonder what financial opportunities you may be missing? Busy lives take over and years pass without taking advantage. In this retirement podcast, the Financial Symmetry advisors unveil financial opportunities, to help you balance enjoying today so you are ready to retire later. By day, they are fiduciary fee-only financial advisors who answer questions about tax savings, investment decisions, and how to save more. If you’ve been putting off your financial to-do list or are just not sure what you’ve been missing, subscribe to the show and learn more at www.financialsymmetry.com. Financial Symmetry is a Raleigh Financial Advisor. Proudly serving clients in the Triangle of North Carolina for over 20 years.
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Now displaying: June, 2018
Jun 18, 2018

Next to the weather, vacation questions are in the small talk hall of fame. Each year, as summer approaches, more time is spent thinking, talking and planning for the perfect summer getaway. For most of us, the joy of some relaxation can make us all daydream. After all, most people choose to spend more time planning their vacations than their finances.

This makes sense because the greatest amount of happiness around vacations, peaks in the anticipation period. Looking forward to your travels boosts the pleasure factor positioning you for the highest return on that vacation.

With summer now in full swing, we love hearing about the tricks and tactics of how people are planning their vacations. In this episode, we've compiled 5 steps that draw parallels between your vacations and your financial planning. Taking these steps should deliver more enjoyable vacations.

What You'll Learn in This Episode

  • Examples of research strategies for planning vacations and financial planning.
  • Why paying for vacation in advance can add more enjoyment and make it more memorable.
  • Identifying goals and objectives makes for more successful vacations and financial planning.
  • How and when a professional can be helpful and actually save cost and free up time.
  • What's the all-in-cost? Considering what you may be missing can help identify blind spots.
  • Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of those planning a family trip are expected to hit the roads this year.

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Jun 4, 2018

Did you know that your natural human behavior could be affecting your finances in a negative way? Behaviors may seem like small decisions but they build up over time. Human behavior makes a big difference in whether you are able to reach your financial goals. On this episode, Mike and I explore how human behavior impacts your financial choices. We have discovered 5 secrets to improve the way you go about making financial decisions. Are you looking for new ways to improve your finances? If so, then listen to this episode to hear 5 ways to improve your financial decisions.

Automate your financial systems

According to the book Thinking Fast and Slow, your brain has two systems. One system is automated, and the other is for deeper thought. What does this have to do with your finances, you ask? If you have ever tried to make a financial choice you could get to the point of analysis paralysis with all the options. One way to make decisions easier is by limiting choices. You can get overloaded by having too many choices. If you set things up to automatically happen, like an automatic withdrawal to savings or an IRA this can really help ease your financial decisions. Listen to this episode to hear five great tips to modify your behavior to positively impact your finances.

Be aware of where your money is going

This seems so easy. Of course, you are aware of how you spend your money. But are you really? Studies have shown that simply having an expense tracking app on your phone makes you more conscious of the way that you spend money. Whether you compare your receipts to your budget each month, track your spending with an app, or simply take a moment to process what you just spent on that ice cream, take time to be aware of your financial choices. To hear all five tips on how you can change your behavior to improve your financial decisions listen to episode sixty of Financial Symmetry.

Small wins do matter

The power of momentum can get you over big financial hurdles. It can seem that some financial goals are completely unattainable when you are just starting out. This can feel incredibly frustrating and make some people give up hope of attaining their goals. Rather than focusing on the big picture, focus your energy on achieving small goals. If you can get some small wins under your belt this can help you achieve the momentum you need to achieve your financial goals. Listen to his episode to hear how you can improve your behaviors to make better financial decisions.

Accountability works wonders

There is power in accountability. This may be the most powerful tool that we mention on this episode. It is important to have a human accountability partner rather than a technological one. If you rely on an app to try and help you with accountability, you could simply turn it off. A human is harder to ignore. Having a friend or financial counselor can help you achieve your goals. When you have an accountability partner to help you with your financial decisions this could be the most effective way to reach your goals. Listen to this episode to hear how having an accountability partner could help you with your financial decisions.

Outline of This Episode

  • [3:07] The human behavior decisions are actually the most interesting side of financial planning
  • [6:45] Choice architecture
  • [10:45] Saliency and self-correcting behaviors
  • [15:02] Follow through by writing things down
  • [17:56] Small wins matter
  • [22:05] The power of accountability

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