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Vision Capital Management has been providing clients financial planning and investment management services since 1999. Visit our site to find out more.

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May 05 2025

Video: Reminders during Heightened Market Volatility

 

 

Matthew Sheets, CFP®, shares important factors to remember during times of heightened market volatility.

Written by Liz Swagerty Olsen · Categorized: ECONOMY, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENTS

Feb 03 2025

Love and Money: Communicating with your Partner

The book, “The Five Love Languages,” outlines general ways in which individuals express and experience love and affection in romantic relationships. They are Acts of Service, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Words of Affection and Physical Touch, and while they may not cover all kinds of communication, they can be a good shorthand to decipher yours and that of your partner.

When it comes to money, it is important to notice and understand how we feel and communicate as individuals and then reflect further how that impacts our partner and finances as a couple or family. If an individual grew up in a home where money was tight and employment was unstable, finances may represent anxiety and worry. For another, a privileged upbringing where money was rarely discussed may later manifest as apathy around budgeting and savings. Financial planners and therapists tend to share the same basic tenets around relationships and money.

  • Understand your relationship with money and that of your partner – explore how you were both raised, what your attitudes are to daily money management and how you see your long-term future.
  • Set shared goals and focus on the future – have a brainstorm session and share what you need, want and dream about and be specific. Listen to your partner share theirs and then take stock of the two. Where do you agree and where do you differ? Discuss what you are both willing to sacrifice and what you won’t go without to accomplish your goals.
  • Be transparent and communicate regularly – establish an open and honest style of communication with your partner and schedule regular dates to track progress. Split the duties of tracking your spending and saving and pair the chore with a bottle of wine or pot of coffee to make it more enjoyable.
  • Practice empathy and patience – learning and unlearning behavior and establishing new habits is difficult to do as an individual, let alone as a couple. It takes time and experience to learn each other’s style and track spending and saving for both. Keep in mind that it has taken your lifetime to get to where you are, and it is going to require significant work and focus to change.

To set up a meeting with an advisor at Vision Capital Management, please email info@vcmi.net.

Written by Liz Swagerty Olsen · Categorized: FINANCIAL ADVISOR, FINANCIAL PLANNING, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENTS, RETIREMENT PLANNING, WOMEN · Tagged: communicating about money, money, relationships

Jul 27 2021

How to Spend Leftover 529 Plan Money

What happens if your child ends up not spending all (or any) of the funds in their 529 plan? Maybe they received a scholarship or opted to enroll in a U.S. Military Academy, and now you need to figure out what to do with the money you saved for them. Although it may seem farfetched that your child will not need every penny, about 10% of families end up having funds leftover that the original beneficiary did not need. To put that in perspective, there are more than 14.8 million 529 plan accounts, and at the end of 2020, they were holding a record-high of $425 billion! If you and your child find yourselves in such a predicament, don’t worry, you have plenty of options to ensure the remaining money is put to good use.

529 Plan Leftover [Read more…]

Written by Marina Johnson · Categorized: 529 PLAN, FINANCIAL PLANNING, INVESTMENTS, PARENTING · Tagged: 529 PLAN, COLLEGE SAVING

Jun 28 2021

How To Help Your Teenager Start Investing

In this grand age of communication and technology, it is likely your teenager is on the internet and has come across the concept of investing. Perhaps their curiosity was sparked by reading the forum WallStreetBets on Reddit, seeing a Tweet about stocks, or a family member sharing an article on Facebook about saving for retirement.

Start InvestingIf they are ready to start investing, the good news is they have options! Many custodians and platforms allow minors to open a retirement or taxable investment account with parental consent. This provides a great opportunity for teenagers to learn how to save and invest, all while gaining valuable financial literacy. In addition, the younger someone is when they begin investing, the more time their investments have to grow through compound earnings. It’s a win-win! [Read more…]

Written by Marina Johnson · Categorized: FINANCIAL PLANNING, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENTS, PARENTING · Tagged: IRA, ROTH IRA, START INVESTING, UGMA, UTMA

Mar 30 2021

How to Approach Retirement Savings at Different Ages

It’s no secret that the earlier you’re able to start saving for retirement, the better. Since private company pensions have virtually gone extinct and Social Security benefits are intended to only cover a portion of your working wages, the brunt of saving for retirement falls on your shoulders. With this in mind, you may wonder how much you should be saving as you progress through your career and how your current savings compare to others in your age range. Fortunately plenty of research has been conducted on these topics to help us all find clarity in the great feat that is saving for our later years!

retirement savingsWe focus the discussion below on median retirement savings because it gives a more accurate representation as averages can be skewed by outliers: those with very low retirement savings or those with extremely high savings. [Read more…]

Written by Marina Johnson · Categorized: 401K, FINANCIAL PLANNING, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENTS, RETIREMENT PLANNING · Tagged: RETIREMENT SAVINGS

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