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13 Dec 2019 A House Divided

Posted at 10:00h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

If it is not clear to you, in 2019, that humans are tribal creatures, then I would suggest you tour an elementary school, which I have done twice in the last two days on behalf of our rising-kindergartner. These people are tribal! They gather into...

08 Nov 2019 Running, money, and the importance of practice.

Posted at 08:00h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

When I was a freshman in high school, someone convinced me it would be a good idea to run cross country as a way to get in shape for basketball season. Looking back I don't believe that was particularly good advice, since there is very...

11 Oct 2019 This Is Your Brain On (Financial) Drugs

Posted at 08:55h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

By cyclonebill - Spejlæg, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8822885 In 1987, The Partnership for a Drug Free America released one of the most famous commercials in TV history, featuring an egg in a frying pan and the dramatic line: “This is your brain on drugs.” Like most...

06 Sep 2019 How to Rescue a Pet and Your Finances

Posted at 09:42h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

What would it take for your finances to get better? I mean, you have a life, I have a life (although my friends may object...