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26 Feb The Quad God, Blue Owl Capital, and the Cost of Potential

Posted at 16:28h in The Friday Brief by Daniel Logan, CFP®

If you are like many of us in the Beacon office, you have been enjoying the Winter Olympics over the last few weeks. Whether it was bobsledding, speed skating, or one of the many other thrilling events to watch, there was plenty going on in...

18 Feb The Monetization of Free Time

Posted at 20:52h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

The idea of free time has been on my mind a lot over the last few months, so today's brief is more of a personal reflection than anything else. Hopefully you'll humor me. My son, Jack, recently turned 13 and Emily and I decided it was...

12 Feb AI: Apocalypse or Paradise?

Posted at 16:57h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

If you spend much time reading history, one of the most common refrains you'll encounter is this: new technology is always either going to save the world or kill it. But even though the inventions of the central air conditioning (save the world) and the...

05 Feb Don’t Wait for a Crisis

Posted at 20:19h in The Friday Brief by Ellen Martin

Punxsutawney Phil's Groundhog Day prediction of six more weeks of winter drew intense grumbling this week, as his prediction coincided with multiple winter weather disruptions across the Southeast. Most people don't really believe his forecasts, but after recent storms, people craved a harbinger of relief...