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04 Sep 2025 The Math Is Always There

Posted at 15:27h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

The legendary New York fashion photographer Bill Cunningham once said "Money is the cheapest thing. Liberty is the most expensive." A man of tremendous simplicity and fierce independence, this was not just a mantra for him, but something of a lifelong philosophy borne out by...

31 Jul 2025 More Bendy, Less Breaky

Posted at 13:52h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

Just over ten years ago, Seth Godin wrote the following: It's tempting to invest time, money and emotion into gaining control over the future. Security guards, written policies, reinforced concrete—there are countless ways we can enforce our control over nature, random events and fellow humans. The problem is...

19 Jun 2025 Make Sports Betting Fringe Again

Posted at 12:48h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

Last summer I sort of obliquely touched on my hatred of online sports betting, but as the problem has only gotten worse and I have only gotten more disturbed by it, here is a more direct attempt: The meteoric rise of FanDuel and DraftKings is...

15 May 2025 Is Your 401(k) Too Boring?

Posted at 15:56h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

If you are in the market for some excitement and exoticism in your boring old 401(k), then boy was this a good week of headlines for you. First there was Basic Capital building a product that allows leverage within 401(k)s, and then there was Empower beginning to...