The first few years of your child’s life is a time of rapid brain development and one of the best ways to help your child…

So you’re heading off to college? College often becomes a crash course in learning to be a “grown up.” Using social media vernacular, you will be…

Lynn O’Shaughnessy is a higher-ed journalist, speaker and consultant, who is focused on helping families with teenagers find the right colleges at the right price. She…

Any parent raising children wants only the best for their future.  There comes a day when the age-old question “what do you want to be…

College is absolutely an investment of both time and money! How do you know if you are getting the best return on your investment on…

A family friend had recently retired and finally had his dream home – on a golf course.  This was the kind of course where he…

Summer is quickly coming to a close, and the day your child leaves for their freshman year in college is looming ahead. For most parents,…

This is a major question facing Americans who are approaching age 62. Should you apply for benefits as early as possible and get as much…

A 70-year-old woman answers the phone and hears, “Grandma, this is your grandson Joe.  I’m in jail and need you to send some money so…

At CCMI when we initiate a financial planning project for clients, we won’t necessarily ask the above question quite so bluntly.  However, we do ask…