Past Articles

McMahon Explains Cost of Parent PLUS Loans

Consumer Reports: ‘Why Parent PLUS Loans Can Be Costly‘ By Carla Fried, July 26, 2016 There may be better ways to help your kids pay for college It’s not just young adults…

Dukes Joins Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation Board

Gregory Dukes, Director of Operations for McMahon Financial Advisors, LLC has joined Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation’s Board of Directors. With this appointment Dukes will work to increase the visibility of…

McMahon discusses Brexit

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: ‘Pittsburgh financial advisers urge calm on investment front in wake of EU vote‘ By Patricia Sabatini and Joyce Gannon The stunning news that Britain would exit the European…

McMahon tips on how to prepare for unexpected retirement

Talk about boom and bust. Pittsburgh-registered investment advisor Chris McMahon tells of two friends with sweet jobs as managers of water pipeline construction for energy drilling projects in the Marcellus Shale.

McMahon voices leadership role as transition to independent advisor

The Wall Street Journal: ‘Voices: Adviser Teams Need a Strong Leader as They Go Independent‘ Feb. 23, 2016 12:17 p.m. ET Voices: Adviser Teams Need a Strong Leader as They Go…

Petruska explains certain benefits of ETF’s

USA Today: ‘ETFs: A cheap way for anyone to play the market‘ by Jeff Reeves Feb 13, 2016 ETFs are all the rage for investors these days. According to the…

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