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26 Mar Geopolitics Revisited

Posted at 12:16h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

Almost exactly two years ago, I wrote about the impact of geopolitics on investing. At the time, Russia's invasion of Ukraine was a little over two years old, Israel had suffered a terrorist attack by Hamas six months earlier, and Iran had recently launched a...

18 Feb The Monetization of Free Time

Posted at 20:52h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

The idea of free time has been on my mind a lot over the last few months, so today's brief is more of a personal reflection than anything else. Hopefully you'll humor me. My son, Jack, recently turned 13 and Emily and I decided it was...

15 Jan A Look Back at 2025

Posted at 17:37h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

At the start of the year, I like writing about what took place in the preceding 12 months because it's a helpful reminder of the ground we covered, and there's always a lesson or two that can be applied going forward. Most important, and this...

19 Nov 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...