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October 11, 2022

How Our Childhood Money Memories Impact Our Spending Habits Today

What is your first memory about money? Maybe it’s the sense of pride from earning money for yourself for the first time, your first job, or the excitement of an allowance. It could be the thrill of spending a hard-earned dollar on something at the gas station or the stress of parents fighting over finances....

October 4, 2022

Worried about the Next Recession? Look for Opportunity Instead

Water all around the world is lower than it used to be, and amazing discoveries are being made. Check out this graphic from Statista to see just a few of the miraculous and macabre history being uncovered! Recent history for investing Sometimes, when we look at the past, we get nostalgic. We think, “Life was...

September 27, 2022

How to Find Joy in Tough Times

Recently, Shelly Slocum spoke to us about ways to overcome life’s challenges. The author of Love and Inspiration from Mom, Shelly provides insight and experience you or someone you love may find helpful (you can see our recording of the event here!). Shelly is a cancer survivor and mother who helped her daughter survive her...

September 20, 2022

The Future of Investing is International

Some of the Best Parts of Our Future May be in International Investments Capital Group offers some timely and timeless advice. Where does the company earn its returns? Think about where the companies sell their products, not just where they are headquartered. What determines most of that company’s success is not what you might think:...

couple enjoying well-being in retirement

September 13, 2022

The Best Thing For Well-being In Retirement

With the end of the U.S. Open also came the end of Serena Williams’ career. She secures her place in history as one of the greatest athletes of all time, retiring with 73 career titles won over 25 years. As Serena notes in a letter explaining her decision to retire, tennis has been her entire...

A graduating college student with her family

September 6, 2022

6 Student Loan Forgiveness Questions, Answered

When student loan payments were paused in March 2020, many people wondered what would ultimately become of their debt. Now, almost three years later, the White House has announced a plan of to forgive many student loans. Now that things are getting into motion, people who attended college (and their loved ones!) suddenly have very...

August 30, 2022

The Investment Opportunities of Inflation

“To reduce inflation, you have to squash the perception that we are going to have it.” – Eddy Vataru, Osterweiss Inflation is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we believe prices will be higher, then producers keep prices higher, and this positive cycle continues. Some related services we provide: Investment Advice Tax and Estate Planning Tax Optimization...

Shelly Slocum and her book, Love and Inspiration from Mom

August 23, 2022

Love and Inspiration from Mom, with author Shelly Slocum

On August 30th, join Shelly Slocum, author of Love and Inspiration from Mom, in our office or via Zoom. We will get some uplifting and fun insights into overcoming challenges in life. Shelly Slocum faced a huge challenge when her daughter went through a series of devastating, traumatic events. Shelly combined her love of self-help...

August 16, 2022

How to Help Your Loved One Finish Strong

Read this Periscope for a quick introduction to the Lunch & Learn given by Kim Callinan, President of Compassion and Choices and national expert on how to create an elegant and dignified end-of-life plan. If you allow your loved ones to avoid a conversation about their end-of-life plan, you are making their journey more difficult...