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24 Apr 2024 The Joys of Travel

Posted at 16:30h in The Friday Brief by Daniel Logan, CFP®

As summertime is quickly approaching, many people are finalizing their trip plans for the upcoming summer season. Whether you are traveling across the country or to another continent, there are a few thoughts on travel that come to mind for me. I will begin with...

17 Apr 2024 Geopolitics and The Stock Market

Posted at 14:28h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

There are many risks that we face as investors. The last 36 months have reminded us of the risk that inflation poses, not just to lifestyle, but to our fixed income investments. The COVID-19 pandemic, which began a little over four years ago, is another...

11 Apr 2024 Financial Weirdos

Posted at 13:38h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

In Philip Ball's Beyond Weird—which I am committing to finish before I dive into his newest book on biology—he makes this interesting point to open: "Quantum physics defies intuition, but we do it an injustice by calling that circumstance weird." For a long time, even in the early to...

04 Apr 2024 Starting Small

Posted at 19:07h in The Friday Brief by Ellen Martin

I’m not much of a gardener, as much as I’d like to be known for having a green thumb. I greatly admire the work of others and aspire to hone my skills but there’s so much to learn and do that it seems too daunting...