As 2015 draws to a close, you can now determine whether or not your satisfied with your financial standing as a result of decisions you've made throughout the previous 12 months. If your bank accounts don't have the balances you'd planned for, or if you aren't as far along as you'd like to be with your retirement savings, then it's time to make a solid game-plan for 2016 so you're in a better situation at this time next year. Read more on how to get your finances back on track.

In an article for The Fiscal Times, AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust's very own Wilson Moy gives professional perspective on why investors would use a robo-adviser instead of pursuing a relationship with a traditional advisor.

How well is your investment portfolio doing these days? Could it be doing better? How much risk are you taking? Not sure where to start? Answering these questions by yourself can be difficult. You should know what a professional investor can do for your portfolio.

When thoughtfully constructed and carefully followed, a budget is the first step toward financial freedom. Living by a realistic budget helps prioritize and monitor spending, avoid credit problems, ensure essential expenses are covered, and financially prepare you for emergencies. Read here, then get started on your own.

You might be surprised to know that fiduciary duty – an entrusted responsibility to act for the benefit of a client –  is not a standard practice across the investment industry. Recently, the media has revealed that clients may need to reconsider placing their entire trust in the hands of brokers. Learn more about identifying a person or entity you can trust with your assets, and more, by reading this edition of AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust's Market Outlook.

As a full- chartered North Carolina trust company, AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust holds the highest level of fiduciary duty to our members. But what is fiduciary duty? It means to act in the best interest of the person whose assets the fiduciary is in charge, not their own. And, unfortunately, this is not standard across the investment industry. Read this post for more details.

AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust has come out with another informative Market Outlook as we near the mid-point of 2015. Read this article to read about the Federal Reserve's interest rate, the value of the Euro versus the American dollar, and our approach to equity allocations in client portfolios.