A short and sweet blog with a few ideas to jump start your finances in the new year. Consider CDs for money you will use in 1, 2, or 3 years. You can lock in some decent rates on safe money these days! Talk to your kids about money. Whether they are young, and you…
You’ve raised a glass and sung Auld Ang Syne (I hope, after the last blog you did!), and now it’s time to say goodbye to 2022. What are we leaving behind? Culture The Mirriam-Webster dictionary word of the year was Gaslighting. Defined as “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s…
To find it? Recently I read an article about the U.S. Will Registry. It’s a free website where you can upload either the will/trust documents themselves or just say where you have your estate plan stashed. And who is allowed to see it. This seems like a great idea just in case: Your will…
Ugh, September is one of those months with FIVE Thursdays. That’s a lot of blogs to write so I’m taking a breather this week and re-running a Blog from July 2022 about risk tolerance and stock market drops. The financial services industry has for years been collectively handwringing about how to measure clients’ real…
This may seem like a weird blog coming from me – a non-beer drinker and not a lover of dachshunds. But Oktoberfest has lots more to enjoy like German wines, giant pretzels, and adults dressed in Lederhosen. Read on for some Colorado celebrations to add to your calendar. Highlands Ranch: This suburban celebration…
Dear Readers, Allow me to introduce you to estate planning attorney Brandon Rains. Brandon is an experienced estate planning and business planning attorney practicing in the Denver Metro and Fort Collins areas of Colorado. The Rains’ Law Firm values include Compassion, Comprehensiveness, Family First, Integrity, and Purposefulness. Brandon has kindly answered my questions…
Where are people missing the boat when it comes to marketing their business? In other words, what tools should people be using more? Trying to market your business without any strategy, plan, or even goal in mind. Entrepreneurs tend to do copycat marketing, which often leaves them spinning their wheels without seeing results. I recommend to anyone who doesn’t…
You may have noticed that I never offer any sort of stock market forecasts, or beginning of the year prognostications, or opinions on what will happen with inflation, or dire warnings about the bond market collapse in the next 6 months. Why? Because I will never be right (unless by total lucky coincidence), and…
“…but rather the inadequate life.” This quote by Bertolt Brecht may bring comfort or possibly a sense of urgency to get off the couch and get things done. But what about that scary transition between the adequate life and death? To help us along this path, a profession is out there called End-of-Life Doula and…
This year, as Kristi was reviewing her job performance with her boss (also Kristi), the matter of compensation came up. During the meeting, Kristi pointed out to Kristi that she hadn’t had a raise in 5 years. Not to say that Kristi’s performance was so spectacular as to warrant huge annual raises, but, as…
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