by Peter Lazaroff | Aug 7, 2017 | General
People change advisors all the time, but they don’t always consider the various costs they incur in the process. Some costs may be unavoidable if you want to make a change or follow your preferred advisor to a new firm; however, you can take some proactive steps with...
by Peter Lazaroff | Jul 31, 2017 | Investing
Financial advisors are quick to encourage individuals transitioning into new jobs or who are near retirement to roll their 401(k) account into an IRA. But is a rollover always your best option? While it’s a popular move, that doesn’t mean it automatically makes sense...
by Peter Lazaroff | Jul 24, 2017 | General
Economic commentators spent the last several years lamenting the fact that Millennial homeownership is lower now than ownership rates among young adults of past generations. They attributed the trend to factors including large student debts, the fact that young adults...
by Peter Lazaroff | Jul 21, 2017 | In The News
Last week I visited Fox 2 News St. Louis to discuss Millennial housing trends. View the replay...
by Peter Lazaroff | Jul 17, 2017 | General
All too often, people make money decisions without the end in mind. In fact, the neural patterns resulting from thinking about our future self greatly resemble the neural patterns from thinking about a stranger. In other words, our brains think of saving like a choice...