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15 May 2015 What Dangers Lie Ahead?

Posted at 11:11h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

Stephen Covey begins his famous book 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' with this line: 'Interdependence is a higher value than independence.'

08 May 2015 Risk: The Most Important and Most Misunderstood Element of Investing

Posted at 11:59h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

The most important concept in investing and yet, the most misunderstood, is that of risk. The mere mention of the word causes a visceral reaction in our bodies that most find unpleasant while a few find it strangely stimulating. A proper understanding of investment risk and the levels we...

01 May 2015 Are You Investing to Survive or to Thrive?

Posted at 13:39h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

Who doesn't like the word guarantee? It gives us a comforting feeling when we exchange our money for a product or service to know that we will get our money back if our expectations are not met. But when it comes to most guaranteed financial products, like CD’s, bond funds, and annuities, owners unfortunately don't realize their expectations have not been met until it’s too late because there's another guarantee these products fail to address - inflation. If inflation continues at just 2% for the next ten years, $100 worth of groceries today will cost $122 ten years from now.

24 Apr 2015 Take Me Out To The Ballgame

Posted at 12:40h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

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Turner Field. Atlanta, GA. -- https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidberkowitz/[/caption] I talked to my friend Brian on the phone the other day, and among other things we discussed his desire to go see the Atlanta Braves play at Turner Field this summer. Brian is a diehard Braves fan, but has never been able to get down to Atlanta to see them play, and would love to do so before they tear that stadium down and build one way out in Cobb County (suburb of Atlanta).