Month: April 2019

  • The College Approach

    The College Approach

    Parents take many different approaches when it comes to college funding for their kids. The approach taken will often be influenced by the approach their…

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  • Don’t Be Afraid of The HSA This Open Enrollment Season!

    I don’t think it was a coincidence that #HSAAwarenessday occurred right before Open Enrollment, nor was it…

  • You Can Have Your Funnel Cake On A Stick & Eat It Too!

    Can you have your cake and eat it too? When it comes to the magical 529 plan,…

  • Beyond Meat Father’s Day Taste Test

    I was skeptical when I heard about the innovation of fake meat— Beyond Meat, to be exact—…

  • RIP Stretch IRA (Maybe?)

    What Is a Stretch IRA? When an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is left to a nonspouse, a…

  • jeopardy risk assessment

    I’ll Take Jeopardy, Risk, & Retirement For $1,000, Alex.

    I’ll take Movies In The DirectTV Guide for $500, Alex. The answer: “Two hit men, a boxer, a crime boss,…

  • 3 529 Plans for parents

    3 529 Plans For 3 Types of Minnesotan Nice Parents

    For those of you that don’t know, a 529 account is a tax-advantaged education funding account. It…

  • Overconfidence, The Final Four, & The CFA Wealth Management Conference

    As I was buzzed through the appropriate doors and circumnavigated the new security system at my son’s…

  • Bad People

    “I am ashamed of the pain I have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues…

  • Skin In The Game

    The conversation is rarely easy. If they haven’t already brought it up, I know the probability of…