As parents of a recovering heroin addict, my wife, Cathy and I struggled to deal with our son’s addiction. Jason, our son, battled this disease for over eleven years. Parents of addicted loved ones often suffer alone and in silence. There are a lot of…
Fred Leamnson
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As a financial advisor for almost 30 years, Fred shares his expertise on personal finance, investing, and other relevant topics on Your Money Geek and many other financial media. He has been quoted or featured in Money Magazine, MarketWatch, The Good Men Project, Thrive Global, and many other publications.
No matter the definition, everyone wants to gain financial freedom or, if you prefer, financial independence. I think financial freedom describes what financial independence offers – freedom, choices. It’s the freedom to make decisions about your life (work, where to live, what to buy, etc.)…
These days, there is a lot of chatter about a market correction. There are ways to deal with losses in the traditional investment portfolio. What I want to talk about today is how to use different assets for portfolio protection. When we think about tradition investing,…
If you’re a regular reader of Money with a Purpose, you know our son was a heroin addict. We have several articles on the site that deal with the topic. Our story, along with two other families, was picked up by Money Magazine. It was…
In June 2018, my wife, Cathy, and I decided to publish the story of our son’s addiction to heroin. Dealing with addiction and its financial consequences involves the whole family, not just the addict. We made plenty of mistakes in our journey through the years…