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27 Jul 2023 Hospitals, Baker, and Bills – Oh My!

Posted at 19:24h in The Friday Brief by Ellen Martin

Before our son Baker was born in March, I often wondered what a labor and delivery bill looked like. How much is charged? How many providers will send me bills? How can I be sure they are all in-network? What am I personally liable for...

20 Jul 2023 Alternative Investments

Posted at 13:51h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®, RICP®

Ask any group of financial advisors for their recommendations on how to invest for retirement and you're sure to get a wide variety of answers. That's not surprising given the multitude of different investment options, philosophies and strategies that exist today, and the fervor with...

13 Jul 2023 What Counting Crows Get Right About Memories

Posted at 12:43h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

Somewhere on my desert island, all-time top five list of bands (s/o High Fidelity) sits Counting Crows. They released their first album, August and Everything After, in 1993 and you couldn't turn on the radio or switch on MTV without coming across Mr. Jones, the...

29 Jun 2023 How To Retire On Purpose

Posted at 13:26h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

In the TV series The Bear—which, incidentally, is the best show I've ever seen—one of the main characters goes through a crisis of identity. Richie, or "Cousin" as he's affectionately known, needs a job and knows he needs it, but he is struggling with a deep...