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12 Sep 2014 You Have Far More Wealth Than You Realize

Posted at 15:08h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

The financial decisions we make on a daily basis, even some relatively small ones, can have a huge impact on our future. That's because of the power of compounding. We understand that a relatively small sum saved over time can grow into a very large amount in the future. But we rarely recognize how compounding can work for or against us in our purchasing decisions, which are more frequent and significant than savings decisions. This is an area where the concept of opportunity cost can be especially helpful.

05 Sep 2014 Running and Risk

Posted at 13:21h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

There is such a proliferation of 13.1 and 26.2 stickers on the road in Raleigh these days that some of us without a half or full marathon under our belts have struck back with 0.0 stickers.

29 Aug 2014 Is Financial Planning Really That Important?

Posted at 10:22h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

I'll be the first to admit that the idea of "financial planning" can sound about as exciting as an invitation to a friend's daughter's third grade violin concert. Throw in the fact that we are in-the-moment creatures, not naturally focused on the future and we begin to understand why planning is such a challenge for us. We are so busy managing the chaos of our daily lives, we simply can't afford to take the time to consider a future that seems to be coming at us faster than we can adjust.

22 Aug 2014 Dow 6000?

Posted at 10:29h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®

If you visited the Yahoo Finance web page on Wednesday, you may have seen this headline: "Dow 6,000: Wild prediction or worthwhile caution?" The article behind the headline is about a guy named Harry Dent. Dent has made a number of market predictions over the past few decades--his...