Jake Elm, CFP®

Financial Advisor

Jake is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a graduate of Utah Valley University’s nationally ranked Personal Financial Planning program. As a financial advisor at Dentist Advisors, he provides dentists with fiduciary guidance related to investments, debt, savings, taxes, and insurance. Since joining the company in 2018, Jake has played a key role in enhancing the firm’s investment management processes. He is also the author of a popular weekly blog called “Money Talks.”

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Saving vs. Investing

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I will often get questions that sound something like this: “Jake, I’ve saved $1,000. Where should I invest it to...
Topics: Investing, Saving

Are We Doing Better Than We Think We Are?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I want to share some data and charts that have caught my attention recently. It seems like it’s becoming increasingly...
Topics: Behavioral Finance, Economy

Money and Emotions: How feelings can shape our finances – Episode #573

Ninety-five percent of our decisions and behaviors are shaped unconsciously by our subconscious mind. Money is more than just numbers—it’s...
Topics: Behavioral Finance, Investing, Market

How Do You Feel About Money?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

TL;DR – Listen to the article post: How we think and feel about money has been on my mind a...
Topics: Behavioral Finance, Spending

Is Stock Picking Worth It?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I’ve written on more than a few occasions about the active versus passive investing debate, which will likely never end...
Topics: Investing, Market

How Misunderstanding Taxes Could Cost You $10K or More

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

TL;DR – Listen to the article post: Surveys show that about half of all Americans believe they pay
too much in...
Topics: Taxes

Real Estate Vs. The Stock Market

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Of all the places to put your money to grow over time, investing in real estate really seems to grab...
Topics: Behavioral Finance

The Final “Woj Bomb”

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I wasn’t sure what I wanted to write about this week, then, as I was heading into work a few...
Topics: Behavioral Finance

Why Are People Saving Less?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

The Bureau of Economic Analysis just released U.S. personal savings rate data for the month of July. This is the...
Topics: Behavioral Finance, Saving

3 Election Year Myths that Can Hurt Investors

Is investing during an election year something to fear? It's natural to worry about how a contentious and polarizing political...
Topics: Economy, Investing, Market

It’s Not Too Late

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

We’ve all seen the statistics that show far too many Americans have very little to nothing saved for retirement. Here’s...
Topics: Investing, Market

The First Financial Question We Ask Every Dentist – Part 2 – Episode #553

Debt can evoke a range of emotions—how do you feel about yours? In this episode of the Dentist Money Show,...
Topics: Behavioral Finance