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Great piece out today in Reuters. James Gambaccini, CFP® and managing partner of Acorn Financial discusses how deploying non-traditional assets can be a wiser choice than some of the other things cash-strapped parents do, like raiding their own retirement savings
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Acorn Planner, Aaron Clarke, comments on wise budgeting decisions in a recent Barron’s Next article titled, How To Make a Budget — The Shortcut Version. Follow these simple steps to improve your spending awareness and to keep focused on your
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Acorn has been very fortunate in growing our team of expert Advisers in the past few years. James Gambaccini was quoted this week in “Financial Planning” magazine about the key to a successful merger: When merging two books of business
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This month we would like to take the opportunity to introduce you to our newest member of the Acorn team, Wayne Pampaloni. Wayne has been advising mid-size employers and high net worth individuals on retirement planning and wealth management since
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On April 6th, 2016 the U.S. Department of Labor released its “fidicuary rule,” requiring advisers making recommendations on retirement accounts to act in their clients’ best interests. Acorn adviser, Jim Gambaccini, weighs in on the topic in a recent Financial
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Acorn Financial Advisory Services is very proud to announce the addition of three new advisers to the Acorn planning team. As of November 2015, we are privileged to welcome Harvey Reinhardt & Matthew Vaughn of Goldsboro, NC and Charlie Cooke
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Our Advisory group met last week to discuss investment strategies, share knowledge and to brainstorm ideas to better serve our clients. We’d like to extend a big thank you to Poplar Springs Inn Spa and Manor House Restaurant for their
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Acorn would like to congratulate Peter Grose for his successful appearance Monday evening on Fairfax Channel 10 where he was a featured guest on ‘Communicating Today with John Monsul.’ Tune in to Fairfax Public 10 today at 8:30pm, Friday at
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Are you concerned with carrying excessive debt into retirement? Your comfort level may depend on the year you were born. Managing partner, James Gambaccini, points out generational differences in retirement attitudes between Baby Boomers and the Greatest Generation in a
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A recent article in Financial Advisor IQ discusses the role single-premium immediate annuities (SPIAs) can play in preserving wealth when one spouse is nursing home-bound. Acorn advisor, John Ryan, is quoted in the article outlining caveats when buying SPIAs, specifically
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