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Jan 132 min read
"What's the Distinction Between Financial Planning and Financial Advice?"
Bulldog Financial Planning offers both, so how do you decide which you'd prefer? Financial Planning:Â This is the process of assessing...
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bulldogfinancialpl
May 17, 20241 min read
Happy Mother's Day, CPI and Fed Policy
Bulldog Financial Planning hopes you had a great mother's day this past weekend! This week we received the latest CPI inflation...
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bulldogfinancialpl
Apr 18, 20243 min read
A few Reasons Why the 5498 Tax Form is Useful
One of the most overlooked tax forms is the 5498. This is mostly because you do not really need to have the copy right away to do your...
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bulldogfinancialpl
Jan 10, 20243 min read
A Few Economic Updates
Rate Hike Cycle Updates The Fed left rates at 5.25%-5.50% and has reiterated their plans to cut rates during 2024. Right now, they are...
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bulldogfinancialpl
Oct 19, 20232 min read
What to do now that you Earned Government Money Market Dividends?
Interest rates on government money market mutual funds have remained higher in 2023, so for those of you with high cash balances earning...
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bulldogfinancialpl
Sep 29, 20233 min read
A Couple of Take Aways from the Treasury Yield Curve
Current Rates Are More Attractive: Interest rates on treasury securities have become more attractive to investors who are looking for a...
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bulldogfinancialpl
May 2, 20232 min read
Interest Rate Cycle - This could be the last rate hike in 2023
Following Q1 2023, Fed Officials remain on track for another rate hike on May 2nd-3rd, which will continue raising consumer and corporate...
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bulldogfinancialpl
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Some Quick Tips for Beginning Investors
Tips for Beginning Investors - 1) Develop a Safety Fund a) Safety Funds are usually around 3-6 months of your current expenses b) Get...
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bulldogfinancialpl
Jan 5, 20233 min read
Happy New Year - 2022 In Review
2022 was productive! Among other things, I started my independent fee only financial planning practice and have made a lot of progress...
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bulldogfinancialpl
Nov 30, 20223 min read
Are We Approaching the Next Bond Bull Market?
Bond prices have been coming down a lot ytd 2022. Does this mean that we are heading towards a bond bull market? Here are some basics on...
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bulldogfinancialpl
Nov 8, 20222 min read
Unemployment Rate - Good News, Bad News?
The most recent unemployment announcement last week informed us that the rate increased to 3.7%, which was up from 3.5%. 3.7% showed us...
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bulldogfinancialpl
Oct 20, 20221 min read
Announcing Subscription Fees
Bulldog Financial Planning is offering subscription based financial planning for clients. The payment amount will be based on the...
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bulldogfinancialpl
Sep 7, 20222 min read
A Few Things on Buying Individual Bonds
The above chart illustrates what approximate total return fixed income investors will earn by buying treasuries as of Sept 1st 2022. a) ...
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bulldogfinancialpl
Aug 26, 20223 min read
How is Financial Planning different at BFP?
Bulldog Financial Planning (BFP) is a fee only financial planning company located in Cumberland, RI. My name is Patrick Randall and I am...
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bulldogfinancialpl
Aug 26, 20223 min read
Is the market the right place for your money?
Bulldog Financial Planning (BFP) recognizes that adding money to the market is not going to be the right recommendation for every client....
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bulldogfinancialpl
Aug 18, 20222 min read
Wanna Know How to Read this Chart?
This chart shows us historical trading prices. The lines represent simple moving averages for different time periods. For example, the...
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