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16 Jul Beacon Summer 2026 Reading List

Posted at 16:42h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

I know that we are already half-way through summer, but books are at the front of my mind because next week I'll be at the beach and may actually have some time to read for fun. Without further ado, here's what the team have been...

09 Jul The People on the Bus

Posted at 17:04h in The Friday Brief by Ellen Martin

We talk about buses a lot in my house these days. We have 2 versions of “Wheels on the Bus” on regular rotation, and I’m probably in the top 1% of listeners to both Raffi and “Elmo bus.” Like many toddler parents, we point out...

25 Jun Overrated/Underrated

Posted at 14:48h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

The pure products of America go crazy— When William Carlos Williams opened his poem To Elsie with the above, he did not apparently have dividend stocks in mind, but a poem can be whatever the reader makes of it. So let's play a game of overrated/underrated:...

08 Jun How To Simplify Your Financial Life

Posted at 19:52h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®, RICP®

In my last Friday Brief, I shared some of the lessons I learned about the importance of simplifying our lives during my time hiking the Appalachian Trail. This week, I'd like to build on that theme by sharing several ways we can simplify the financial...