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12 Nov 2020 Sweet Dreams

Posted at 20:14h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®, RICP®

Lately, it seems that almost everybody I talk to is having a harder time sleeping than they were 9 months ago. That doesn't surprise me given everything that's going on in the world today. Between COVID, the election and having kids home from school, the...

05 Nov 2020 Cheat Codes (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start)

Posted at 20:35h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

My parents didn't allow video games in the house until I was a teenager. Prior to that, the only way for me to get my fill was to head over to Jon Jackson's house to play the original Nintendo. We played Duck Hunt, all the...

29 Oct 2020 What If You’re Wrong?

Posted at 20:07h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

What if your job isn't secure? What if your trading strategy fails? What if housing prices don't go up forever? What if this isn't the end of the world? What if you get through this? What if things turn out better than you imagined? Maybe the most...

22 Oct 2020 7 Important Year-End Planning Opportunities

Posted at 18:29h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®, RICP®

At Beacon, we believe that when it comes to planning and investing, you should spend all your effort focusing on things you can control. That seems like such an obvious strategy but it's amazing how easy it is to let the things we can't control...