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November 28, 2023

Annual Holiday Open House 2023

Garrison Keillor jokes: “With cable news, print, news networks, websites, millions of podcasts, we are the most communicative people on earth; it’s no wonder we’re so sick of each other.” Well, here’s to less screen time and more face to face time. We will all feel better when we are together and we laugh a...

November 21, 2023

Three Financial Planning Reasons for Thankfulness in 2023

We have countless reasons to be thankful in 2023. We are thankful for our health, for our family, for our friends, and for you, our wonderful extended family and friends! Here are three reasons you might want to show your gratitude. Colorado Gives Day Many charities will receive a matching gift if you make a...

Tax Harvesting Strategy for Smart Investing

November 14, 2023

Tax Harvesting Essential Information

If you are interested in how to make lemonade out of lemons, consider talking to your financial planner at A&I about tax harvesting. In many cases, you can offset your gains and save taxes. Importantly, if you have even more losses than taxable gains, you could offset up to $3,000 of income from any source...

November 7, 2023

Where do Retirees Really Spend their Money?

Retirees spend money in surprising ways! At a recent lunch and learn, we discussed spending in retirement. Many of us go into retirement hoping to enjoy life, traveling, planning on a life of leisure. You may be surprised at where retirees are actually spending their money! Listen to an expert and see the statistics on...

October 31, 2023

Regrets of the Dying

Halloween is here! Let’s make it real. Here are The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, written by Bronnie Ware in 2009. Our friend Annalee Kruger has spent more than 30 years as a professional caregiver and is now an instructor to caregivers, as well as financial planners like me. Regrets of the dying: I...

Wealth advisor explaining financial strategies in a video

October 26, 2023

3 plans we need as we age video

We discuss the three plans everyone needs as we age. 1, a plan for our health, wellness and care. 2, a plan for our end-of-life. 3. An estate plan. Learn ways to improve care, expand your options and empower everyone to achieve “aging on your own terms.”

Podcast on real estate investment advice

October 24, 2023

Episode 88: Family as an Asset Class Part 2

Family is an Asset Join Nathan Merrill and Jeff Krommendyk as they continue their interview with a special guest who discusses how family is an asset. We can diversify our money, as well as everything that means the most to us.

Financial advice services for managing healthcare expenses

October 17, 2023

Aging and the Increasing Costs of Healthcare

In our most recent Lunch and Learn, Ryan from Transamerica taught us about the increasing costs of Healthcare in Retirement. One slide in particular took our breath away. Here is an image of that slide: Click the link to jump to Ryan’s presentation on Healthcare Cost Estimates . Today’s 55 year-old is likely to spend...

October 10, 2023

Stanford’s Working for Life

You may live to 100. In fact, a researcher at Stanford predicts that someone alive today may live to 200! Stanford University Center on Longevity suggests that we need to continue WORKING for the rest of our lives! Yes, I said working. People need to feel needed. Stanford’s research summary is full of diagrams and...