The Five Star Wealth Manager award, administered by Five Star Professional, recognizes professionals in the financial services industry who are committed to excellence. Baron Financial Group is proud to announce that Principals Victor Cannillo and Anthony Benante are recognized as 2019 Five Star Wealth Managers in New Jersey.
Baron Financial Group’s New Investor Blog Series will consist of monthly blog posts that provide general information on a range of investment topics. The series aims to provide new investors with basic investment information.
This time of year it is not uncommon to find yourself burdened with an abundance of credit card debt. The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) provides this list of their top six tips to help you come out from under the weight of credit card debt.
In the spirit of the season, a donation has been made to the Fair Lawn Food Pantry in Fair Lawn, New Jersey and to the All Faiths Food Bank in Sarasota, Florida.
A 90-second read by Anthony Benante: What 5 things should you be thinking about at the end of the year when it comes to your finances?
Many young people face the dilemma of looking to purchase a home while still having student loan obligations. For example, you might question, is it better to pay off the student loan in its entirety and then work towards saving for a home purchase? Or continue paying off the student loan while saving for the home purchase?
In this season of gratitude, we pause to say Thank You to our clients, family and friends. As is the firm’s practice at Thanksgiving, we donate to our local food pantry to help those less fortunate in our community.
A 30-second read by the Baron Team: At Baron Financial Group, we are committed to education and further advancing our knowledge of the industry to best serve our clients. In November 2018, one of our Baron team members, Victoria Cannillo, earned the CFA Institute Investment Foundations® certificate from the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst®) Institute to help with her role as a financial analyst as well as a member of our internal investment committee.
A 30-second read by the Baron Team: Baron Financial Group strives to stay up-to-date on the current information and newest advancements available in the financial industry regarding financial planning and investment management, practice management, and security. To that end, Baron Team members attended the 2018 Schwab Impact, held in Washington, D.C. from October 28th – 31st, the financial industry’s largest gathering of experts and visionaries.
A 30-second read by the Baron Team: If you are currently a Medicare card holder, below are some fraud-prevention tips provided by Medicare.gov that you may want to be aware of. Just like your credit card or social security card, you want to make sure your Medicare card and/or number is always protected.
A 30-second read by the Baron Team: As is our tradition, Baron Financial Group sponsored Spectrum for Living’s Annual Walkathon. This year’s event was “D’Feet Disabilities – 5K & Doggie Dash.” The event was held Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Overpeck Park in Ridgefield, NJ. Victoria Cannillo of Baron Financial participated in the 5k walk/run.
Social Security will begin increasing payments beginning in January of 2019. Why did this happen - because October 11th is the date when the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its report of inflation. Social Security uses the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) as their measure of inflation.