If you are meeting with a potential financial adviser for the first time, your goal should be information gathering. After all, you are working to grow your assets, achieve financial security and develop a working relationship with the professional who will help you manage your finances. Here are six questions you should ask:

If you are already a JCN client, you know that our not-so-hidden agenda is to help you have a better life. That means we are not merely helping you achieve

Regular readers of the Neyland Report know that we always encourage you to empower yourself by taking charge of your personal finances. We often introduce you to new products that may be of some value to you in your efforts to control your spending, saving and daily financial decisions. This month Microsoft introduced “Money” in Excel.

Even some of the most active people are leading a more sedentary lifestyle during the current pandemic. Staying home most of the time, many people are not getting the exercise they need. One way to fight the couch potato syndrome is to take a daily walk. Health experts agree that walking can be one of the most beneficial exercises you can do. Even a walk around your own neighborhood can rejuvenate you and keep you stronger and healthier.

When giving to charitable organizations, some people elect to support through cash donations. Others, however, understand that supporting an organization may generate tax benefits. They may opt to follow techniques that can maximize both the gift and the potential tax benefit. Here’s a quick review of a few charitable choices:

This week John discusses what is to come with the stock market, including an ultimate good outcome, but some bumps in the road along the way. Volatility must be expected

Each week our Strength Science Studios manager and personal trainer Dawn Braud offers new exercises you can do at home. We don’t want you to become a couch potato, so Dawn is bringing you the next best thing — exercises you can do on your couch! This week Dawn focuses on the glutes and abdomen. We would love to hear from you in the comments section under the video. Let us know if there are particular parts of the body you need exercises for, or any general comments you may have about Dawn’s exercise at home program. Meanwhile…get on the couch! Watch: