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    You have landed on the Financial Planning Section of the Financial Planner LA Blog.  In this section, you will find articles on a variety of personal finance topics tailored for the people of Los Angeles who need financial planning guidance.

    My goal as a Certified Financial PlannerTM (CFP)® Accredited Investment Fiduciary™ AIF®  is simply to help you achieve your Financial Goals faster and easier. That means helping my clients like yourself to build, protect and distribute their wealth. With me as the coach in your financial corner, you will always experience excellent service while striving for financial independence.  Making smarter financial decisions along the way makes making other smart financial decisions easier.

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    Fiduciary Financial Planner- The True Value Of Great Advice

    What is the true value of working with a Fiduciary Financial Planner? Fiduciary Financial Planner Los Angeles weighs in. Why seeking ­– and heeding – financial advice from a Fiduciary Certified Financial Planner may prove beneficial, some might even say …

    How To Know If You Save Money With The Home Office Tax Deduction

    Tax Planning is part of being self employed. Read this post to find out if you could save money on taxes with the home office deduction.

    The Difference Between Investment Risk and Stock Market Volatility

    Financial Savvy: Investment Risk vs. Stock Market Volatility When the stock market goes crazy, people go nuts. The ensuing insecurity has them thinking that stashing their money in a mattress at home is safer than investing it anywhere with anyone. …

    Financial Planner LA: Where Is The Stock Market Heading? VIDEO

    Stock Market Volatility , Global Unrest, Inflation, where is the stock market headxing? Financial Planner LA David Rae is on the CBS evening news with Jeff Vaughn and Pat Harvey

    Is the Next Recession Coming? Better Question is When.

    When will the next recession hit? Will Donald Trump cause the next great recession? Should you even care if a recession is coming. This post from Financial Planner LA covers all you need to know.

    How the LGBT Community Can Retire Early and Fabulously

    This is the LGBT Early Retirement guide whether rich or poor can help you get on track for Financial Freedom.  Plan ahead so your only option for the “good life” doesn’t require you to live in a trailer park. Gay early retirement doesn’t have to mean a life of miserly living.

    Apple Stock For Apple Employees: How To Maximize Employee Stock Options

    If you are an Apple employee and do a good job, you will likely own way too much Apple stock as your career progresses.  Good problem to have, right? I mean, Apple stock has performed amazingly well over the past …

    How to Get Your Adult Children To Move Out – Video Me Time with Frangela

    Here is a clip from an early episode of the show Me Time with Frangela airing on Raycom stations across the country. Check your local listing for times and channels. If you have grown children still living at home you …

    How To Get The Huge Tax Savings From The Rich Person’s Pension

    You don’t need to drive a pink rolls royce to benefit from The Rich Persons Pension, but you you do need to be a high income business owner.

    The New Fabulous Retirement Grace and Frankie-Style

    Could you handle a Retirement like Grace and Frankie? Even with gay ex-husbands and straight ex-wives to deal with, growing older can still be filled with adventure and possibility . . . as long as you’ve got the wherewithal to …

    Kathy Griffin Net Worth May Suprise You

    Kathy Griffin is widely known for her self-deprecating humor about her life on the D-List. That is why some may be shocked to learn that the A-List comedienne is amazing with money. You might even be shocked by the net …

    The Best Ways To Avoid Probate In California

    Unless you enjoy wasting your family’s time, energy, and money, you should look to avoid Probate here in California. This is a hassle you don’t want to put your heirs through.

    Is The Los Angeles Real Estate Market Heading To A Crash?

    Housing prices in Los Angeles have skyrocked over the past few years. Is the Los Angeles real estate headed fora crash? Financial Planner LA tells you what you need to know.

    Social Security Benefits: 6 Changes You Need To Know About To Retirement Income

    Social Security is Changing in 2020, what you need to know this valuable source of retirement income. Written by Financial Planner LA.

    Missing an Old Retirement Account? How to Find Lost 401k Money Now

    At least once every few months a long-term client brings in a retirement account statement and says, “I forgot I had this retirement account. Can you help me with it?” Sometimes these accounts are tiny but other times they hold …

    How To Become a Financially Savvy Gay

    Gay Financial Planning can be fun and fabulous. It can also help you become a more financially savvy gay. Keep reading the post from the gay CFP David Rae.

    Maximize or Spend Your Tax Refund? What is the Smart Financial Move?

    Waiting for that big tax refund to hit your bank account? You aren’t alone. An estimated 74% of people received a tax refund in 2017 and, according to the IRS, those refunds averaged about $3,000 per filer.  Should you blow …

    Tax Season Tips – Video Inside the Issues – Spectrum News LA

    Filing your taxes doesn’t have to be so stressful. Los Angeles Financial Planner David Rae shares some tax advice with Inside the Issue with Alex Cohen.

    ABC 7 News- Last Minute Tax Day Tips from Financial Planner LA

    Check out these two tax day video segment from ABC 7 News. With Fiduciary Financial Advisor David Rae reporter Anabel Munoz.

    How to Know Expenses Are Tax Deductible When You Volunteer

    I’m going to guess that you probably aren’t volunteering for a tax break. Could you do more if you had a little extra time? Or a bit more money in your pocket? Tracking your volunteering expenses may help you free …

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