Sarah White is our recommended estate planning and probate lawyer. Sarah has been an attorney for almost 19 years and loves helping individuals and families plan for the future from her Marietta, Georgia office. During law school Sarah had an estate planning class and loved it so much because she wanted to use her degree [...]
February seems like the perfect month to discuss marriage and money. I know you have all heard it said that the number one thing couples fight about is money and finances. Check out this article by Dave Ramsey with statistics on how money issues can ruin a marriage. Financial problems are one of the [...]
A legacy is the impact you make on those who outlive you. Sometimes a legacy includes a gift, or an inheritance (money, property, a family business), but it is not limited to finance or monetary possessions. A legacy is your way of leaving your mark on the world and leaving the world a better [...]
The 4 W.I.S.E Income Streams Founder and President Tim Goodwin wrote a book called, Exponential Wealth: How to Create Sustainable Income for Life. In his book he explains exponential wealth is composed of multiple income streams that you’ve been intentionally building over time. Tim explained, “One of the benefits of having exponential wealth is [...]
The dance of fate and control According to Donald Miller and Matthew McConoughey “Fate is a terrible writer -- and it shouldn’t be the one in the driver’s seat of your life. But there has to be a balance between fate and control, right?” Matthew McConaughey’s take on this topic is an inspiring one, [...]
Freelance and Social Security Thankfully, there's one benefit you won't have to relinquish if you pursue a freelance career: Social Security. Freelancers have the same access to Social Security as salaried employees and are eligible provided they rack up enough lifetime credits (40 credits). Former freelance workers can begin collecting those benefits between age [...]
4 methods to NOT run out of money Are you afraid of running out of money during retirement? Did you know that according to the Merrill Edge Report, older Americans are more afraid of outliving their savings than they are of dying?* What would you do if you retire and outlive your money? What [...]
At Goodwin Investment Advisory, we define retirement as having the option to pursue meaningful work. If you are not currently working the job you love, what would you rather be doing? Are you living out your unique, beautiful, and God-given purpose on planet earth? If not, how can you get into the business of doing that? [...]
Is there something big that you want more of in your life? What do you have to risk getting the reward? Joanna Gaines in an article titled, "Stepping Into the Unknown," wrote “You could be in danger of reaching for something big and beautiful. Something that might just change everything.” Risk. The definition is a situation [...]
Americans that have had the ability to keep their jobs and still work throughout the coronavirus have been spending significantly less money. This has led to a new record of American’s stockpiling cash and increasing savings, reaching an average of 33% of disposable income being saved in April of this year according to the [...]
