<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Lafayette Financial Planning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blueprint for Your Wealth. Precision for Your Life.]]></description><link>https://www.lafayettefp.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 10:19:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lafayettefp.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Four Financial Phases of an Architect's Career]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve done hundreds of one on one conversations with architects, designers and engineers over the years, and I’ve noticed that the money questions follow the career almost exactly.  A 25-year-old studying for the ARE and a 50-year-old buying into a partnership both get called "financial planning" clients, but they have almost nothing in common. So I sorted the work into four phases. This post is the overview. Later posts take each phase apart. Jump to your phase: Foundation (ARE and early...]]></description><link>https://www.lafayettefp.com/post/the-four-financial-phases-of-an-architect-s-career</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae68589c7fdfcb17450510c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:31:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/337e3b_ae99a0e989bc418cac8ec0bb2e9b6c09~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gilles Hudelot, MS-PFP, CFP®, AFC®</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>