Jason Prattes, Author at Jason Prattes Financial

What You Need to Know About Applying for Social Security

By Jason Prattes July 30, 2018 In Retirement / Savings Plans 0 No tags 0

As you work your way through your prime earning years, the question of retirement eventually pops up, leaving you to think about a number of things.

On Retirement Planning and Systematic Investing

By Jason Prattes June 9, 2018July 9, 2018 In General Financial Planning 0 No tags 0

Two important topics that you should know about are retirement planning and systematic investing. These two topics are connected to each other as well as all of us,

Playing the Dealers Against Each Other: How You Can Save When Buying a Car

By Jason Prattes June 5, 2018June 6, 2018 In Financial Tips 0 No tags 0

One of the most important things you can do when building wealth is to be smart about making large purchases.

Picking Mutual Funds

By Jason Prattes May 24, 2018June 6, 2018 In Stocks, ETF's, and Mutual Funds 0 No tags 0

A financial adviser is only as good as his or her ability to explain different concepts to their clients. Many people don’t know how to actually go about making financial decisions,

What Are Exchange-Traded Funds? Are They Right For Me?

By Jason Prattes May 24, 2018June 6, 2018 In Stocks, ETF's, and Mutual Funds 0 No tags 0

Exchange-traded funds are collections of securities that trade like stocks. They are different from normal stocks in that instead of you owning one company,

How to Pick the Right Life Insurance

By Jason Prattes December 28, 2017December 26, 2017 In Insurance 0 No tags 0

Choosing the right life insurance policy is one of the hardest, but most important financial decisions you’ll ever make in your life.

Estate Planning Basics

By Jason Prattes December 27, 2017December 26, 2017 In General Financial Planning 0 No tags 0

Every year I like to revisit the topic of basic estate planning, because it really is one of the most important pieces of knowledge that a person can possess.

Choosing Between a Roth 403B and a Traditional 403B

By Jason Prattes December 26, 2017 In Retirement / Savings Plans 0 No tags 0

Should you choose a Roth 403B or go the traditional route?

It might be a question you’ve asked yourself without knowing where to begin looking for the answer,

Predicting the Market

By Jason Prattes December 23, 2017December 26, 2017 In Economic Commentary 0 No tags 0

If you go all the way back to the time just before the 2008 financial crisis, finding predictions by countless experts about where the market was heading was easy.