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20 Mar 2015 How Long Will It Take To Double Your Money?

Posted at 11:11h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®, RICP®

Have you seen how much movie tickets cost these days? Expensive enough that when I went to the movies last week, I felt very acutely what behavioral economists call the "pain of paying." Ouch. As I handed my credit card to the cashier inside the plastic bubble, I wondered, "How much will these things cost in 24 years?"

13 Mar 2015 The Case for Treasurys Even When Rates Rise

Posted at 12:26h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

At some point, the Federal Reserve will begin the measured process of raising interest rates. No one denies it. The unprecedented condition of near zero rates must be manipulated back to levels deemed 'normal' and soon as the economy continues to improve. Another undeniable fact is that as interest rates rise, bond prices will fall. So doesn't...

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.

01 Aug 2014 The Coming Correction

Posted at 12:44h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

For the past several months the subject of an impending market correction has moved to the fore of media attention and investor concern. With yesterday's stock market pull-back, more have joined the discussion.