A Financial Planner's Playbook for NFL Draft's Rookie Millionaires
Pro football players make a lot of money that has to last a lifetime. Here's what I'd tell them about sudden wealth.
What do professional football players do in the off-season? This year, some tackled their personal finances. More than two dozen National Football League players were among a group who attended the NFL's Personal Finance Academy, a four-day seminar in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in early April.
Robert Altshuler, JD CLU CHFC, founder of PlanningCore Wealth Advisors, LLC, provides investment and estate strategies to entrepreneurs, executives and affluent families in Phoenix, Arizona.
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