The emergency fund is an important pillar of any financial plan, the safety net that enables you to pay the bills and keep your financial goals on track in the event of a job loss, costly home repair, or sudden illness.

Regrets. Bad decisions. Missed opportunities … have you considered the cost of choices — financial, educational, romantic — you’ve made throughout your life? A financial professional helps you have a conversation with your future self, so you make the financial decisions today that future-you will be thankful for.

Recent events and ongoing economic problems have many people looking to do something — anything — to feel financially grounded again. Here are some things you can do immediately, in the coming week, and for the month that can help set a direction for your finances.

Ask adults whom they credit for helping them to define their sense of self and many will share stories about a beloved grandparent who celebrated their triumphs, guided without judgment, and loved without limit.

Right now the key is to keep things simple. How? Focus on the areas of your business that are necessary for its sustainability: leadership, employees, operations, and cash flow. 

Recently Mike Moran, Managing Director and Senior Partner of CFG Brokerage Network, sat down with BBJ Market President Carolyn Jones to speak about business owners growing their companies.

At CFG we are continually building our team and attracting the brightest minds in the marketplace. We are fortunate to have these great women be a part of our culture and organization. Each one is a market leader in their prospective markets and we couldn’t be happier to have them share their individual success stories. With the industry constantly changing, we are proud to have some of the most energetic, intelligent and adaptive advisors in our family.

We sat down with Managing Partner Eric Spindt to discuss the role of an advisor when helping clients make important financial decisions.

We sat down with Dakota Brizendine to discuss how she got her start as a financial advisor, what it was like starting out, and what she enjoys most about her job.

CFG employees joined the MassMutual team for a day of volunteering at Gillette Stadium in support of Special Olympics Massachusetts. We worked as scorekeepers, time-keepers and game announcers during the full day of competitions.