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19 Jun 2025 Make Sports Betting Fringe Again

Posted at 12:48h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

Last summer I sort of obliquely touched on my hatred of online sports betting, but as the problem has only gotten worse and I have only gotten more disturbed by it, here is a more direct attempt: The meteoric rise of FanDuel and DraftKings is...

12 Jun 2025 Our Furry Family Members

Posted at 16:21h in The Friday Brief by Ellen Martin

To know me is to know how much I love dogs. We have an almost 8-year-old Brittany named Ollie and love him dearly. Baker and Graham are obsessed with him too, and one of my main parenting goals is complete – to raise dog lovers!...

05 Jun 2025 Beacon Summer 2025 Reading List

Posted at 13:36h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®, RICP®

One of the easiest ways to connect with someone is to ask what they’re reading. It often leads to unexpected insights, good recommendations, and great conversation. So, as summer kicks off, we thought we’d give you a peek at what a few of us here...

29 May 2025 It Takes a Scammer

Posted at 17:26h in The Friday Brief by Daniel Logan, CFP®

There was an early 2000s TV show on Discovery Channel called It Takes a Thief - the premise being that two former thieves show homeowners how easy it is to break into homes by literally breaking into their homes while they watch. Surprisingly, this reality show concept...