Whether you’re a baseball fan or not, you may have caught the news that a number of serious injuries have recently occurred during Major League Baseball games when fans were …
The Fax Machine and Retiring Too Soon
There’s an exciting new movement among young professionals who aspire to retire from their careers early…very early. Called the FIRE Movement – or Financial Independence Retire Early – these folks …
Sum It Up In Just A Few Words
Sometimes we overcomplicate things. And by ‘we’ I mean ME. Here’s an example. When we redesigned our website a couple of years ago, I thought it turned out really well. …
Why It’s So Hard To Get Organized Financially
One of our cats once brought a live chipmunk into our house and just dropped it. (Well, they’ve also brought in live rabbits, mice, voles, birds, and more, but let’s …
Airline Pricing and Your Wealth
When you book a flight from Detroit to Kansas City, it’s well known that you’d best book the trip as early as possible to get the lowest fare. For if …
Back To The Basics: Seven Factors in Determining Retirement Age
Retirement means something a bit different to everyone. To some, it’s a financial finish line. To others, retirement represents a transition from paid work to volunteer work. Whatever it means …
Spring 2019: Briefcase Study: The Tax Torpedo
In a recent meeting with a family we serve, the conversation – as it often does – turned to Social Security. The question was, once again, whether it was best …
70/100 Vision
I don’t know what a perfect life looks like or a perfect retirement plan either. What I can say is that it would be really fun to plan a life …
Predicting the Future of the Market
Every so often I’ll read an article sent to me that says something to the effect of, “The stock market is poised for a HUGE loss, according to someone really …
Financial Symmetry and Weight Loss
When I decided to study business in college, I did so not really knowing what it meant to actually ‘study business’. Like most people, I had a vague sense that …