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25 May 2023 Mind the Financial Media

Posted at 13:03h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®

A quick visit to the CNBC website will surely remind you of the laundry list of things we “should” be concerned about in the financial world these days. Everything from the debt ceiling talks and China to inflation and bank failures. That can make it...

18 May 2023 The Debt Ceiling

Posted at 15:26h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

The current Debt Ceiling debate first became a thing as far back as last November when Republicans took control of the House. With a divided congress and the U.S. running its usual budget deficit, agreement would be needed within the legislative branch to raise the...

11 May 2023 A Pitch Clock For Your Money

Posted at 20:10h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

Jason Gay has a great column this week about a baseball game he and his son attended between the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays, wherein he discusses the incredible impact of what in hindsight seems like a relatively minor tweak to the game: a pitch...

03 May 2023 The 1,000th Friday Brief

Posted at 18:48h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®

This week I had the privilege of writing the 1,000th edition of the Beacon Wealthcare Friday Brief. 1,000 is a pretty big number. That's a lot of time spent writing and reading about investing, financial planning, taxes, personal finances, and life, for that matter. Jared,...