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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...

08 Jan The Best Thing I Bought In 2025

Posted at 13:51h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

Here's a simple exercise for you to try annually: Look back at the prior year and do an honest inventory of what you purchased, asking one simple question: Of all the things I spent my money on, what ended up being the thing or experience...

13 Nov Let Your Portfolio Cook, And Other Thoughts

Posted at 15:31h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

The job of an NBA General Manager is to construct the best roster of basketball players available given the money constraints of the team owner. Once the roster is there, you let them cook, as the kids say. They have to play the game, and...

08 Oct Your Wealth Doesn’t Have to Make You Anxious

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

Over time, I have become convinced that the number one side effect of wealth is anxiety. There are many, many reasons for it: the loneliness, the intangible, no-boundary "knowledge work" that typically accompanies wealth building, the proliferation of decision fatigue and complexity management, the tiresome...