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  • Year-End Financial Checklist

    Working with families, and having my own, I often use the seasons and holidays as signposts. They…

  • 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…

  • parents approach to college funding

    The College Approach

    Parents take many different approaches when it comes to college funding for their kids. The approach taken…

  • 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…