Meet the Experts: Scott Brown, CFS®
Henssler’s Senior Consultant Retirement Services, Scott Brown, CFS®, explains the benefits of working with Registered Investment Advisers.
Should you invest your extra cash or use it to pay off debt?
To answer this question, you must decide how your money can work best for you. First, we always recommend you have an adequate emergency fund—this is money you put aside to cover your expenses in case you find yourself without an income stream (i.e., a job, scholarship) or to cover an unexpected large expense (i.e., car…
How can I reduce my spending?
Henssler Associate Melanie Wells, CFP®, answers our “Money Talks” question of the week, “How can I reduce my spending?”
Should you be investing more aggressively?
There’s no way to know the answer to that without reviewing your individual circumstances and financial goals. However, if you are investing too conservatively, it can have a profound effect on your long-term financial security. How you should be investing depends on many factors, such as: How able are you to tolerate risk? How soon…
Meet the Experts: Jarrett McKenzie, CFP®, CWS®
Henssler Financial Senior Associate Jarrett McKenzie CFP®, CWS®, explains how financial planning isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme, but a customized plan that develops over time that prioritizes your individual goals.
Money Wise: Taxes and Your Paycheck
Certified Public Accountant Jessie Thomas covers some of the common questions when it comes to paying your taxes. Jessie also provides some last‐minute tips for the upcoming tax season in this video, part of the Henssler Money Wise Series.
I just got a credit card—what do I need to know?
1. Revolving Credit Can Make It Hard for You to Pay off Debt Credit cards allow you to spend money you don’t currently have, and to repay what you’ve spent over time instead of all at once. When you use a card, the balance you owe increases, and your remaining available credit decreases. As you…
Money Wise: Credit: Debt Snowball vs. Debt Avalanche
In this installment of Henssler Financial’s Money Wise series, Henssler Associate Peter Lynch discusses two methods for tackling your debt: the Snowball and Avalanche method. Both aim to help you take control of multiple credit cards with balances, so you can pay down your debt.
Will debt consolidation hurt or help my credit rating?
Debt consolidation can lead to an improvement in your credit rating by making your debt easier to manage. Sometimes, debt consolidation means taking a loan at a lower interest rate to pay off several smaller loans at higher interest rates. Making one payment instead of many may help you keep your debt under better control,…
Meet the Experts: Adam Ledbetter, CFP®
Our Director of Operations, Adam Ledbetter, CFP®, explains how Henssler Financial aims to provide straightforward financial advice designed to be in your best interest.