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13 May Simplify, simplify, simplify!

Posted at 15:34h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®, RICP®, ChSNC®

On March 17, 2001, I left Springer Mountain, Georgia, with all my belongings stuffed into a backpack and one goal in mind: to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. The A.T. is a footpath stretching from Georgia to Maine, covering nearly 2,200 miles with more than 464,000...

07 May Bitcoin is…

Posted at 12:13h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

One of the great financial crisis movies is Margin Call. Set over one night at a Wall Street investment bank during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis, the film unpacks the moral pressure, fear, and self-interest that drive the characters as the collapse...

30 Apr Downstream Effects

Posted at 14:48h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

Let your life be a pleasant surprise. Save more than you need to, mainly so you can easily and at the spur of the moment leave a large tip or anonymous gift. Curiosity and openness seem to correlate much more highly with joy than the...

23 Apr Withdrawals That Count

Posted at 18:33h in The Friday Brief by Ellen Martin

Last week Geoff wrote about the deposits that really matter into all the accounts we manage, including time, energy, social, and memory accounts – plus the obvious financial accounts. If you missed his post, I highly recommend going back to it and sitting with his...