Silver Oak Insights
Financial Transition Planning – For the Disruptive Life Events
Change is integral to life. So, couldn't we agree that at some point in our lives, maybe more than once, each of us will be confronted with a major life change? It could be as universal as suddenly being awakened to the reality that retirement is not that far off, and...
Putting Money In Its Proper Place!
Silver Oak Wealth Advisors is proud to host the first Women's Circle of the year as a participant of a national movement to change the conversation for women around money. Our Circle Gatherings are a reflection of our commitment to provide a safe place for our women...
Silver Oak Women’s Circle Harvest
MONEY TOUCHES EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES - marriage, work, health, relations with family and friends - and we know there’s no precise formula when it comes to how much we want, need, spend and expect. Recently a diverse group of 12 women from all over Los Angeles,...
Approaching Retirement is More Than A Life Change, it is a Life Transition.
YOU'VE JUST CELEBRATED YOUR 55TH BIRTHDAY. You muse that thoughts of “how and when can I retire” are beginning to circulate more and more frequently and loudly in your head. You find yourself beginning to mentally assess your current financial picture. The nest...
Reluctant to take charge of personal finance? You are not alone.
IN A 2008 SURVEY CONDUCTED BY PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, 73% of women claimed to be worried about their financial future, but just as many admitted to procrastinating when it came to doing something to manage these worries. Comments made by women about their...
When in Transition, Slow and Steady Wins the “Race”
IT MAY NOT BE SEXY OR GLAMOROUS, but here’s to the Tortoise in the famous child’s fable, “The Tortoise and the Hare”! No one pays attention to the underdog. The tortoise was not expected to win the race, but win he did--with the attitude that “getting there”...
Bag Lady Fears: What’s really going on here?
THERE IS ONE PERSISTENT MINDSET ABOUT MONEY that is far more common among women than men. It applies to even affluent and high-earning women. That is, the fear of becoming a ‘bag lady.’ Conjure up any image of a bag lady, and invariably she appears alone. There...