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As the new year begins, many people quickly write down a few goals they want to achieve for the year. While this is a fun thing to do, this Brief isn’t strictly another of the many goals blogs you have likely been inundated with over...

My maternal grandfather was born in south Alabama in May of 1924, and I remember him telling a story from his childhood of a Christmas morning during the Great Depression when he woke up to find an orange in his stocking. Such was the extent of the...

No, this is not a brief about how much you pile on your plate at Thanksgiving, although I do love hearing about favorite family recipes! Many people describe December as a time of being stretched too thin – even if each separate thing vying for...

How long will the Fed keep rates where they are? Is there another rate hike coming, or will rates start to come down again? If so, when? In the meantime what’s in store for my portfolio? The answer or course—to these and many other important questions—is...

I recently visited Boone, NC and was able to make a trip to Grandfather Mountain where I enjoyed taking in the beauty of Fall. As I was admiring the changing leaves, I walked past a car in the parking lot that had a "ROBNHD" license...