Bi-Monthly Newsletter
May-June 2014

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Melissa J. Stein
President
CFP®, CRPC®
Greetings!

I hope that your summer is progressing smoothly.  Enjoy the sunshine, flowers and your vacations!

June is the birth month of many famous people. Here are just a few of them:   One president: George H.W. Bush. Several actors and actresses: Tim Allen, Courtney Cox, Johnny Depp, Michael J. Fox, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Toby Maquire, Marilyn Monroe,  & Meryl Streep. Singers/Musicians: Paul McCartney & Lionel Ritchie and Athletes: Joe Montana, Michael Phelps & Venus Williams

 

If you have not signed up for Stein Wealth University, please do.  The next class is Protect Yourself from Identity Theft on September 22, 2014 at 6 PM with guest faculty, Philip L. Little, Office of Attorney General. Call Kim at 724-260-0491 for more information or go to our web site www.steinwealth.com and register. I hope to see you there.

Sincerely, 


Melissa J. Stein
Client Alerts
Websites for Summer Travel

(1) TripAdvisor.com  Great Reviews and will link you to partner sites: Expedia, Travelocity and Hotels.com

(2)  BedandBreakfast.com   You can search for specifics such as "pet-friendly" or "hot tubs" and it  gives you "deal" information at specific locations.

(3)  HomeAway.com  Rental properties  - especially good  value for groups. Over 950,000 listings, including international sites.  Bonus feature: Travel ideas for specific locations and events such as the 2014 World Cup in Brazil or the July Marfa Film Festival in Texas. 

  

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Financial Commentary 
6 Steps to Get Out of Debt
Why not plan to lighten your financial burden?       
Provided by Melissa J. Stein, CFP® , CRPC®
 
The financial analysis website nerdwallet.com keeps track of the various debts common to the U.S. household. As of April 2014, they've found an average mortgage debt of $154,365. They have also discovered an average household has $7,087 in debt from credit cards, but when the numbers are revised to only look at American households already in debt, the average more than doubles to $15,191. When you add this to the average student loan debt of $33,607, it paints a rather bleak picture.1  Read on to learn positive moves to counteract negative cash flow.  
Featured Article 
   
Make It So!  The future is here with 3D Printing     

Captain Jean-Luc Picard, commander of the space ship Enterprise, on the popular Star Trek  movies and television programs often said in his calm, authoritative voice, "Make it so" and the crew would send the Space Ship Enterprise hurtling toward its next adventure.  He also would walk up to a replicator and say, "Tea, Earl Grey, Hot" and out would come a steaming cup of hot tea, ready for consumption.  In 2014, right here on earth, we now have the ability to "Make it so" and build specific items right in our own homes with 3D Printers.  Click here for the full article. 

 

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*The views are those of Melissa Stein and should not be construed as investment advice. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however, we make no guarantee as to its completeness or accuracy.

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