Brian Cochran, Financial Planner | CFP® | CKA®
This New Year, Resolve to Ignore Predictions
December is the perfect time for reflecting upon the year gone by, but also for anticipating what the next year might bring. In the finance world, this time of year comes with bold forecasts and predictions. Investors are tempted to act on the predictions of so-called “experts” as we grasp for some sense of how…
The Risk of Doing Nothing
“The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake.” -Meister Eckhart I was recently asked, “What is the most common mistake you see when advising families with their personal finances?” I thought back on all the wild decisions and unusual behaviors I’ve witnessed over the years. While many of those…
Get Financially Fit – Financial Health with Brian Cochran
Flexing Your Finance Muscles Brian Cochran, Financial Planner at John Moore Associates, talks about how personal finance is a lot like personal health, when it’s a good time to hire a financial “personal trainer,” and the two crucial things you should be doing when you receive money. The podcast can currently be heard at: https://abqconnect.online/brian-cochran/…
Giving and Receiving
In preparing for this blog, I asked my sons for their thoughts on what I should write about this month. My oldest, Carson, surprised me with his thoughtful response. “You should write about how people shouldn’t give just to be recognized.” I asked him to tell me more. “Well, I think sometimes people give money…
Recession Reality Check
If we have a recession in the next year, it will be the first one that everyone saw coming. Everywhere I go, people are talking about “this recession,” “the coming recession” or “Trump’s recession.” It is almost as if a press release was sent out by the economy announcing a recession is scheduled to occur…