The Plan Wisely Resource Library
The Plan Wisely Resource Library is full of articles, videos, podcasts, and guides designed to help you navigate complex financial issues and make wise decisions. Explore topics like retirement planning, investing, taxes, insurance, debt, and long-term planning—so you can focus on what matters most and move forward with confidence.
Podcast
Episode 97: Your Goals Need a Reframe,
By Erik Garcia
In this solo episode of the Stuff About Money podcast, host Erik Garcia, CFP®, ChFC®, BFA™ sits down for a candid one-on-one about goals. Not the shiny, New-Year’s-resolution kind, but the messy, honest kind we…
Podcast
Reasons to Share Your Goals
By Erik Garcia
Or, the return of Xavier’s car: The 2008 Accord Strikes Back! Xavier Angel, CFP®, ChFC, CLTC, and Erik Garcia, CFP®, BFA, have a discussion about making and setting goals – particularly, about how sharing those…
Article
Goal Setting
By Erik Garcia
Goal Setting How to Set Smart Goals Just like any goal we create -whether it be financial, health-related, education driven, or job-related, the most important thing about creating a goal is just that: creating it….
Podcast
How to Build Better Habits with Dr. Laurie Darling
By Erik Garcia
In this episode of the Building Us podcast, co-hosts Erik Garcia, CFP® and Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT interviews Dr. Laurie Darling, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Owner of HealthWise Psychology. Dr. Laurie talks about the system of developing and maintaining healthy habits and…
Podcast
How to Hit Your Money and Health Goals and Not Fail with Jodi Jordan – Plan Wisely Episode #5
By Erik Garcia
EPISODE SUMMARY Erik and Jag are joined by Jodi Jordan, head coach and owner of CrossFit Algiers on New Orleans’ West Bank. We discuss New Year’s resolutions when it comes to personal fitness and personal…
Article
6 Mistakes You Make Setting Financial Goals And Tips On How to Fix Them
By Erik Garcia
fWith the new year comes new resolutions or recycled failed resolutions from the previous year. Certainly hitting your goals will enhance our life…if you can just stick to your promises and hit the mark. Unfortunately,…
Article
Eight obstacles to setting financial goals
By Erik Garcia
After you set your financial goals, you need to develop a plan to achieve them. How will you pay off your debt in 3 years? When are you going to make the time to track…
Article
How to set smart financial goals
By Erik Garcia
Just like any goal we create -whether it be financial, health-related, education-driven, or job-related, the most important thing about creating a goal is just that: creating it. Setting goals forces us to focus on what’s…
