Expert wealth advisor and financial planner at BlueSky Wealth Advisors, Stephen Fletcher, CFP®, MBA, has been announced as the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors' New Professional in 2020. With areas of expertise in trust and wealth management, financial analysis, tax planning, and a flat-fee, fee-only, fiduciary advisor model, Stephen is a bit of a rarity in the financial industry.

As college tuition rates have risen 25% in the last 10 years, it is no surprise that millennials are drowning in student debt and completely overwhelmed in their financial life. Being a millennial himself, Stephen Fletcher, CFP®, MBA, understands the complex and crippling tide of millennial money. In an interview with Gold Coast Radio, Stephen provides, hope, empathy, and a call to action for all millennials: know your goals, and save for yourself.

After a shocking survey was released from the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) about Millennials and Finances, it has become apparent just how desperately millennials need guidance in areas of budgeting, retirement planning and investment strategy. In an interview with iHeartMedia, expert and lead educator for NAPFA Genesis, Stephen Fletcher, CFP®, MBA, contemplates the financial roadblocks hindering his peers, and expresses the impact that the right financial advisor can have on your finances and your peace of mind.

When working with business owners, its important to remember that the planning involved can be very different than for other clients. If their business is their "baby", they have a passion to grow that business and may not even consider a time when they're not working.

David Blain, CFA, CEO and Founder of BlueSky Wealth Advisors was recently featured in the New Bern Sun Journal for the launch of his book, Invest in Your Life, Not Just Your Portfolio.

Good financial advice should be available to everyone. Yet traditional fee structures of financial firms can be complex and exclusive. Many times, it results in shunning people with small investable accounts who would greatly benefit from professional advice. I like to compare financial advice to ordering a steak at a restaurant. Your steak costs the same whether you make $20,000 or $20 million. However, just as you wouldn’t pay filet mignon prices for a hanger steak, the same goes for good advice—you get what you pay for.

BlueSky Wealth Advisor John Gjertsen CFA, CFP®, EA is located in Acworth, Georgia. The beginning of a calendar year is the perfect time for employees to re-evaluate their strategy for saving in a retirement plan, such as a 401(k). With limits that frequently change and a complicated array of tax and plan rules, taking full advantage of employee benefits can sometimes be a tricky proposition.