“What we find is that people don’t really understand what asset allocation means,” says Mark Berg, CFP, national board member of the National Association of Personal Financial Planners and the president of Wheaton, Ill.-based Timothy Financial Counsel Inc. See the full article “Asset Allocation in Hard Times” by Data Dratch in The Fiscal Times that [...]

When an established doctor accepts a new practice opportunity in a distant city, or a graduating physician completes their medical training, they often discover that the demands of their profession make it difficult to devote enough time to the relocation process.  Mistakes happen and the consequences can affect the physician’s personal and professional life.  Real [...]

Timothy Financial is now a preferred financial advisor for doctors and other medical professionals who are part of the MD Preferred Service Network.   Physicians take the Hippocratic Oath which compels them to act solely in the best interests of the patients they serve; therefore, it only makes sense that they work with firms such as [...]

Kris Johnson, CFP® Senior Financial Advisor at Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. will be doing a “money makeover” for a reader of Money Magazine. He will be providing advice on the individual’s financial situation in an issue coming this fall.  Kris will be answering some core questions on saving, real estate and preparing for retirement.

“Given the record number of new funds that have come to market over the past 10 years, we are seeing a bit of survival of the fittest in this environment,” said Mark Berg, president of Timothy Financial Counsel Inc. of Wheaton, Ill., a fee-based advisory business that doesn’t manage assets. Mark was quoted in a [...]

Kris has been interviewed by Cole Publishing and Discover Edge. Leisa was interviewed by WGN radio host Bill Moller and held two seminars for federal employees.  Mark was interviewed by Smart Money Consumer Reports and The Chicago Tribune.  Maintaining life balance has been challenging for us as of late but we love spreading the word about the [...]

Leisa Aiken and Kris Johnson, senior financial advisors at Timothy Financial Counsel,  provide solid financial advice to young investors in Business Week’s investment article, “Advice to Young Investors” by Ben Steverman.  http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/feb2009/db20090211_902509.htm