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19 Nov 2025 Supporting Raleigh Rescue Mission

Posted at 18:22h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

Driving the kids to school a few days ago, Jack said, "Dad, can you believe we're already halfway through November?" I responded by pointing out that school started three months ago, and neither of us could believe it. The old saying that "the days are...

14 Oct 2025 Catching Up on The Catch-Up

Posted at 16:33h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

Over the past few weeks, the "Other Things You Might Find Interesting...

11 Sep 2025 Alfred Nobel’s Obituary

Posted at 11:52h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

You may remember that back in June we sent out the Beacon Summer Reading list. It's something we've done the past few years and this summer my selection was "The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power and Deception on the Eve of World War...

07 Aug 2025 The Perfect Time to Invest

Posted at 14:22h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

The S&P 500 has covered a lot of ground this year. After rising more than 4.5% through the first seven weeks, it stalled out as investors braced themselves for President Trump's early-April tariff announcement. As we all remember, the tariffs were significantly higher than expected,...