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20 Jan 2022 “Buy Things, Not Experiences”

Posted at 20:55h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

I have since early childhood been fascinated by the idea that you can use something for a long, long time. The origin of that fascination, as best I can tell, is the fact that the house I was raised in was built in 1890. And...

13 Jan 2022 Life is Pure Adventure

Posted at 20:48h in The Friday Brief by Ellen Martin

Every January, we are inundated with articles on New Year’s Resolutions and starting fresh, which sounds especially appealing after the past two chaotic years. One root of the word resolution is resolve, or having a strong determination...

06 Jan 2022 The Best Is Yet To Come…

Posted at 14:55h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®, RICP®

...but the worst could be right around the corner. 2021 was a pretty remarkable year for the stock market. Due in part to a stronger than expected economic recovery, the S&P 500 finished the year up 28.7% including dividends. That marked its third straight year of...

16 Dec 2021 What’s Your Gray Rhino?

Posted at 14:41h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

A few months ago, a 25-year-old Chinese company called Evergrande was all anyone could talk about, and not for any good reason. In fact, the question most commonly posed in regard to Evergrande was, "Is this China's 'Lehman moment'?" a reference to the now-defunct bank...