Your Life Your Wealth

September 16, 2022

For consumers who purchased electric vehicles, home appliances, health insurance from the exchanges, or participated in a Medicare program, there are several new tax benefits you should know about which could produce tax savings. John Walker, Regional Vice President, Mercer Advisors, and Tim Joseph, CFP® and CPA, of Cordasco Financial Network, a part of Mercer Advisors, share the details.

September 9, 2022

There is an increasing awareness regarding the importance of teaching students about money. The number of school districts around the country now mandating financial literacy courses beginning as early as elementary school and continuing through high school is growing. John Walker and Dennis Jablonoski of Cordasco Financial Network, a part of Mercer Advisors, discuss this national trend with Dr. Billy J. Hensley, President and CEO of NEFA, the National Endowment for Financial Education.

September 2, 2022

Dennis Jablonoski, Certified Retirement Plan Specialist at Cordasco Financial Network, a part of Mercer Advisors and John Walker, Regional Vice President, Mercer Advisors, discuss the origins of retirement planning. They also describe how the concept of large companies providing pensions for an aging workforce moving into retirement was a motivating factor in the creation of our nation’s Social Security system.

August 26, 2022

Mom and Dad’s long-held opinions about money and finances may not be relevant today. Cordasco Financial Network’s John Walker, Regional Vice President, Mercer Advisors, outlines 5 generational beliefs about how you earn, save and spend that may no longer be appropriate in today’s world.

August 19, 2022

There are several retrement plan optons available to business owners and employees. Dennis Jablonoski, Certfied Retrement Plan Specialist at Cordasco Financial Network, a part of Mercer Advisors joins John Walker, Regional Vice President, Mercer Advisors, to discuss IRAs, Simple, SEP and Defined Benefit Plans.

August 12, 2022

As an investor, you’re excited to see growth. As you save and invest that growth is important, but you need to know why you’re building wealth. It’s not just about having more money. John Walker and Advisor Ryan Flurer of Cordasco Financial Network, a part of Mercer Advisors, share insights on why having a discussion on specific investment options before creating your overall strategic plan is likely not a sound approach.

August 6, 2022

Would you know how to handle a windfall of cash if it came your way? Whether it be from an inheritance, sale of your business or property, a legal seBlement, or even a big loBery win, a large and oCen unexpected influx of money can create great opportunity, but it also comes with potenFal piGalls. John Walker of Cordasco Financial Network, a part of Mercer Advisors, helps you prepare.

July 29, 2022

Risk tolerance, capacity and need are three important components of successful investing. John Walker and and Tim Joseph, CFP® and CPA, from Cordasco Financial Network, a part of Mercer Advisors, define each distinctly different category of risk. They offer guidance on how careful risk management works to your financial advantage.

July 22, 2022

At Cordasco Financial Network, a part of Mercer Advisors, we regularly receive questions via email from listeners like you. This week, Dennis Jablonoski CRPS® and Tim Joseph, CFP® and CPA, address several questions covering a cross-section of our listener’s financial interests. Will your question be included?

July 8, 2022

Inflation has reached heights not seen in more than 50 years. It’s an inescapable reality at the gas pump, grocery market, and everywhere else we spend our money. There is no shortage of reasons discussed, both real and imagined. Understanding the difference between the real root causes of inflation, and the common myths about why inflation is occurring at this time, is an important part of understanding our economy and its various cycles. John Walker of Cordasco Financial Network, a part of Mercer Advisors, discusses the in-depth article on inflation recently released by Don Calcagni, MBA, MST, CFP®, AIF®, Chief Investment Officer at Mercer Advisors.