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29 Jul The Best Is Still Ahead, The Worst Is Still Nearby

Posted at 18:16h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®, RICP®

About a year ago, I wrote a Friday Brief called The Best Ahead, The Worst Nearby. It was inspired by Morgan Housel's observation that successful investors have to believe two things at the same time: that the long-term future is likely to be better than...

08 Jun How To Simplify Your Financial Life

Posted at 19:52h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®, RICP®

In my last Friday Brief, I shared some of the lessons I learned about the importance of simplifying our lives during my time hiking the Appalachian Trail. This week, I'd like to build on that theme by sharing several ways we can simplify the financial...

13 May Simplify, simplify, simplify!

Posted at 15:34h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®, RICP®

On March 17, 2001, I left Springer Mountain, Georgia, with all my belongings stuffed into a backpack and one goal in mind: to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. The A.T. is a footpath stretching from Georgia to Maine, covering nearly 2,200 miles with more than 464,000...

14 Apr Deposits That Really Matter

Posted at 16:30h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®, RICP®

When we hear the phrase bank account, most of us immediately think about money. Checking. Savings. Investments. The financial accounts that reflect our income, spending, and saving. But over the years, I’ve come to believe we’re all managing several other types of accounts, whether we...