Financial Advisor Magazine reported this month an average earnings drop of over 30% this year for financial planners.* Yikes! Why is my industry suffering? Don’t people need the help of skilled advisors now more than ever?

Personal finance can be a tricky subject to master. You may feel comfortable with the stock market or perhaps you’ve taken on a mortgage or two, but there probably are a few areas you haven’t mastered yet.

There was an article in Boomer magazine this month about prospective retirees who may be thinking twice about their retirement plans in light of the recently sour economy. It sounds like a reasonable concern to me.

We’re entering the heart of tax season so I figured now would be a good time to do this post. If you are a client and haven’t brought in your tax documents for 2007 yet, please get in touch with us sooner than later.

Becoming wealthy is not only about how good you are at earning money. It’s also about understanding and protecting your money. Below I’ve outlined a few concepts which plenty of people—plenty of very smart people—often overlook. Perhaps you can pick up an idea or two which improves your own personal financial life.