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So I just started reading “The Psychology of Money” by Morgan Housel…

As a HENRY or Pre-retiree, you should understand that having life insurance is part of a responsible financial plan. Most people are not aware that needs keep changing according to their life stage. If you have found a plan that meets your needs and gives you peace of mind, it is important to reevaluate your life insurance needs as they fluctuate during different life stages.

At Drucker Wealth we're all about family. Our firm was started back in 1959 by my grandpa and currently led by my hero, who also happens to be my dad. I'm inspired by him every day so when I wrote my first book earlier this year I made sure to include what, and more importantly who, led to be the financial professional I am today. Being that its Father's Day it feels fitting that I share the excerpt from How To Avoid HENRY Syndrome with you here. We hope you enjoy the day with your family!

Whether you’re making a career change or just got laid off, your 401(k) may be at the bottom of your to-do list. However, moving your 401(k) is an incredibly important step that must be well-thought-out. When leaving an employer, there are typically three workable opportunities to continue the growth of your retirement funds. Understanding which route offers more advantages for continued growth that will align with your next chapter in life is the first step.

Understanding the difference between volatility and risk is the single most important idea for us young people to understand as the stock market (and the economy) are going crazy all around us. The market right now is EXTREMELY volatile...I'm speaking with clients all day and believe me, it's scary out there. We all just need to hold onto one truth: market volatility is normal and so are market corrections! Understanding that nothing has changed for you as a long term investor will give you the fortitude and the faith to keep holding on...which is the single best decision you can make for your financial future right now.

I can't think of a better, more meaningful time to appreciate the inevitable upward trajectory of the stock market (and the economy at large) than right now...when it all looks so bleak!! Knowing these truths, and acting upon them, when everything around us seems to be crumbling will give us the power and conviction to get through it not just this time around...but every time after this too! The next few months are going to suck. Companies will be temporarily thrown off their game. The economy will lag. And then all of a sudden, they won't. They'll adapt. The economy will rebound. And the world will advance beyond this. it is the only way. There is nothing on Earth I'm more confident in.

Lance Drucker, ChFC®, CLU®, President and CEO of Drucker Wealth, has been accepted into Forbes Finance Council, an invitation-only community for executives in accounting, financial planning, wealth and asset management, and investment firms.

As HENRYS (high earners, not rich yet) continue to contemplate their big city life over fleeing to the suburbs there are several questions that should first be considered. If you are one of these people who have started wondering whether you should continue to rent or take the steps necessary to purchase a home, keep reading.

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We can't control a lot right now. Our day to day lives. Our work. Maybe even our health...it's all scary to think about. And as we all know, we definitely can't control what's going on in the stock market. So lets make sure that we're controlling the areas of our life and our finances that we can. Here's one: Make it your mission to understand the tax opportunities ahead of you and the tax discounts staring us all in the face right now. Be proactive. Don't let this financial low point go to waste!

I explain, in the excerpt below, a bit about my own financial plan and how I'm thinking about my own investments, time horizon, and future. Well, I'm writing this on March 24th, as the stock market has gotten relentlessly pounded for two weeks straight. It's brutal. Have I changed my tune from what you're about to read? Not even a little. Over the past two weeks, I've added MORE money into all of my investment accounts because I see this as an opportunity...great companies are on sale! Compared to 3 months ago- because the market is down so much- I'm able to buy more shares with the exact same dollar amount! So, (as long as I have the cash flow and don't need the money in the near term) Sign me up! Here's why time is on my side...

Writing about whether the next stock market correction would come in 6 weeks or 6 months (below)...I had no idea how real my words would soon become. It's actually chilling to think back to when I wrote about what we're currently living through as merely a distant hypothetical. And yet...nothing has changed. So yes, we're in a devastating stretch...it could go on for the next month or for the next 22 months...I have no idea. But here is what I know...This TOO SHALL PASS. As every single market crisis has before. The words below are just as true as when I wrote them 6 weeks ago...but they are about 1000 times more important to believe in your heart today.