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TOD/POD accounts have drawbacks

by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 13, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Finance, South Jersey

By Eric Reich In a recent conversation with someone regarding estate planning, they posed the question, “why not just make all of my accounts Transfer on Death?” You’ll frequently hear me say that there is no perfect solution when planning your estate or simplifying...

Ask your agent questions about the finance process

by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 6, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Finance, Real Estate Spotlight, South Jersey

Real Estate Matters By Elisa Jo Eagan While real estate agents have a great deal of practical experience to offer in the finance realm, they are not mortgage lenders. That means that they are not able to give you specific advice about which mortgage to choose or how...

Creating useful multigenerational wealth

by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 6, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Finance, South Jersey

By Eric Reich It is not uncommon for clients to come in who have assets that will clearly exceed their usefulness to them during their remaining lifetime. Sometimes, there is a fear of just handing over a large amount of assets to the next few generations that did...

Advice for recent graduates

by Cindy Fertsch | May 30, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Finance, South Jersey

By Eric Reich ’Tis the season for graduation. It’s amazing to see all of my friends’ kids growing up (and yet, amazingly, I’m not getting any older). For me, it’s hard to believe my middle child will be heading off to high school. Now is the perfect time for those...

Investing is like baseball

by Cindy Fertsch | May 23, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Finance, South Jersey

By Eric Reich This week, Kyle McClure, an advisor in my office, wanted to share an interesting analogy on baseball and investing. Go Phillies! I am an avid baseball fan with a great appreciation for “small ball”. In baseball, “small ball” is the strategy of getting...

Beware of scams: Part 2

by Cindy Fertsch | May 16, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Finance, South Jersey

By Eric Reich A few weeks ago, I wrote about online scams and how to protect yourself from them. Shortly after that was published, we held an elder fraud seminar with a special agent from the local FBI office. If you missed it, don’t worry, we have invited them back...
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