Insights, Advice, and Conversations to Shape Your Financial Future
DISCUSS WITH RUSS
“Discuss With Russ” is your go-to resource for navigating the complex world of personal finance. Whether you’re looking to manage risk, seize new opportunities, or avoid common financial pitfalls, our blog offers insights to help you succeed at every stage of your financial journey.
We’re here to provide actionable strategies and thoughtful guidance to help you take control of your financial future.
Subscribe to receive the latest posts, updates, and exclusive content directly to your inbox.
Stay connected!
Managing Personal Financial Risk with Life and Long-Term Care Insurance
Russell Rivera, CFA, CFP, talks with Ross Karp, CLTC, founder and president of 3P Insurance Services, about managing personal financial risk with life and long-term care insurance.
5 Steps to Protect Your Finances from Cognitive Decline
Most people will experience some degree of cognitive decline or memory impairment as they age. It’s an unfortunate reality of life, but one that should be expected and planned for accordingly, especially when it comes to managing finances.
Pet Ownership Can Be Costly But the Benefits Are Priceless
The love and affection pet lovers experience is priceless, but your wallet may be in for a bigger hit than you expect. Before bringing home a furry companion, consider both the benefits and the potential expenses.
Understanding Special Needs Trusts
Special needs trusts are a way family and others can help provide for the needs of a disabled individual while protecting their access to government benefits.
How to Protect Yourself for a Rainy Day: What You Need to Know About Insurance
Learn about how auto insurance rates are calculated and choosing appropriate coverage limits, how an umbrella liability policy can give you additional protection from loss, homeowners insurance coverage areas you might need to add to your policy, as well as cyber liability and a few types of insurance you may not have even known were available.
The Psychology of Money and Your Finances
While money is simply a tool, people associate different meanings to money based on their own personal experience and money psychology. It’s important to ask whether your money beliefs are serving the pursuit of your financial goals or working against you.
Choosing a Caregiver When Family Isn’t an Option
Choosing a caregiver for a loved one is a daunting task that will likely have you navigating unfamiliar waters. Here are some things to consider to ensure as much comfort, safety, and peace of mind as possible.
Debunking 7 Common Retirement Myths
There are lots of misconceptions about retirement that seem believable but just aren’t true. We debunk the most common retirement myths here.
10 Home Improvements That May Increase Your Home’s Value
How you handle investments in your home can factor into whether it grows as an asset or functions as more of a liability, so it’s important to be careful in choosing which improvements to make.
Empowering Your Money Mindset
Don’t miss this episode of Discuss With Russ, where we talk about using energy psychology to shift your money mindset from scarcity and limiting beliefs into developing a more abundant and growth-oriented relationship with money.
How to Protect Your Children and Their Inheritance with a Trust
If you plan to leave assets or money to your children when you pass away, take time now to consider whether placing that inheritance in a trust may offer them protection.
Rainmakers Roundup: Making Wealth Building More Accessible
Unless you come from a background where you learned how to build wealth, you’re going to have a difficult time trying to do it on your own, even if you make a good income. Russ recently sat down with Mark Iorio, host of Rainmakers Roundup, to discuss why building wealth is so challenging for some people and how they can get guidance and support.
Preparing to Retire Single
Not everyone is preparing for retirement with a spouse, partner, or children. Whether due to widowhood, divorce, never marrying, or not having kids by chance or choice, more people than ever before are approaching retirement single and childfree.
What You Need to Know Before Quitting Your Job to Start a Business
Russell talks with Fenton Joseph, owner of web design firm Olive Branch Digital, about his journey to successful self-employment and what others who are thinking about starting their own business need to consider before taking the leap.
What You Need to Know About Insurance When You Marry Later in Life
Getting married is about more than romance; it’s also an occasion in which two people combine their legal and financial affairs. Along with the happy nuptials, it’s also time to consider your new insurance needs.
7 Ideas for What to Do with Your Raise or Bonus
Receiving a pay raise or bonus is always a welcome event. Having a plan for what to do with the extra money will ensure you get the best benefit from it.
Year-End Tax Tips for Individuals and Business Owner
Learn what individuals and business owners can do between now and the end of the year to get into a favorable situation for filing taxes in the spring and how to prepare proactively for next year.
8 Financial Health Tips for 2022
Whether you experienced a rough patch during the pandemic or more time at home in 2020 left you flush with extra savings, 2021 was a year of recalibrating. Take a moment to check in on the state of your finances heading into the new year.
5 Ways to Stay Active This Winter
As the winter season sets in, we often start to feel the need to slow down. While there’s nothing wrong with slowing your pace from time to time, the fact is, there are benefits to staying active during the winter.
Why It’s Important to Designate a Power of Attorney
While you may be in good health today, life doesn’t always go as planned, so it’s a good idea to put a POA in place as a general precaution. Without one, your loved ones can face unnecessary stress and hardship.