Ryan Derousseau CFP

About

Ryan Derousseau, CFP, is a financial planner and writer who specializes in working with self-employed and private practitioners to reduce their stress around their business and reach their financial goals. As a writer, he's been published in outlets including Fortune, Money, Forbes.com, The New York Times, and CNBC, discussing investing, personal and behavioral finance, and small business issues. In the process, he delved into what individuals and families need to know and what they should avoid to protect their wealth. He also spent his years as a writer working for himself, learning the tricks and tools one needs to succeed as a private practitioner, contractor, freelancer, solopreneur, or a small business owner. He now shares those tricks with clients at United Financial Planning Group, based in Long Island.

Recent Posts

Tactics to Avoid Self-Employment Burnout

Building a solo business offers the opportunity for freedom, as well as burnout. Make sure you take the right emotional and financial approach.

How to Avoid Doom Spending

A Personal Perspective: Doom spending rises when we have fears about the economy. For solo business owners, it can affect the profits and success of their business or practice.

How to Balance Your Hours While Self-Employed

The way you manage your hours in a private practice will determine how much time you have off. Develop a plan for your well-being, dependent on your stage of growth.

Managing Three Known Risks of Self-Employment

Self-employment has evolved in recent years, and long-term risk studies haven't caught up. But three known concerns do exist, which you can address to make the endeavor worthwhile.

How to Manage Guilt When You're Self-Employed

When working for yourself, it's common to feel guilty when you step away from work. Countering it requires managing your mind. Here's how to get started.

Understanding Risk When You're Self-Employed

The self-employed may embrace a certain type of risk. But recognizing what risks to take and why will improve your happiness and success when you work for yourself.

Countering Mindsets That Can Derail Solo Businesses

Stuck managing the line between caring for clients and your own lifestyle needs? This push-pull dynamic can eat at self-employment happiness. Here's how to address it.