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Social Security Madness: What’s in Your Team’s Playbook? Mark BeaverJun 12, 2015 | 3 min readAmericans love team sports. This year, over 23 million people tuned in to watch the college basketball playoffs. What makes team sports great is seeing an individual work with...

The Million Dollar Question Mark BeaverApr 6, 2015 | 3 min readHow long will I live? If you know that, you should get a job reading tarot cards. For obvious reasons, a lot is riding on how long you will be around. It’s interesting to hear responses to that simple...

Groceries and Football Mark BeaverFeb 23, 2015 | 3 min readI confess that the idea for this article is not entirely my own. The statistics professor my sophomore year is to blame. He introduced me to Darrell Huff’s 1954 book titled “How to Lie With Statistics”. I...

Creating a Financial Plan – Step 1: Don’t Sabotage the Plan! Mark BeaverMay 1, 2014 | 3 min readSometimes when we discuss establishing an emergency fund with clients, we can almost feel their collective sigh. I agree this isn’t the most exciting part of one’s...

Long Term Care Insurance: Is it Right For You? Mark BeaverMar, 31 2014 | 3 min readWhile baby boomers are aging, so are their parents. As clients get more and more involved in the process of moving their folks out of the family home and into the next phase of living,...

4 Charitable Giving StrategiesMark BeaverNov 3, 2021 | 3 min readBuilding wealth and financial security for your family is a wonderful thing, but there are many benefits - both financially and personally - to giving away some of that wealth. There is a lot to be said...

Valuable Tips When Car ShoppingAndy KeelerFeb 4, 2019 | 2 min read When shopping for a car, keep your “trade-in” to yourself until the purchase price is agreed to. No matter whether you are buying new or used, or leasing, the purchase price matters. Websites such as...

Making Financial Goals Stick in 2019Mark Beaver Jan 9, 2019 | 2 min readMark Beaver recently appeared on Fox 28's Good Day Columbus to discuss tips on getting your finances right in the New Year. Check is out here:...

Before You Let Market Volatility Get To You - Let's Press Pause for a Moment…Andy KeelerOct 30, 2018 | 2 min readAfter finishing the first three quarters up over 10%, the S&P 500 reversed course this month and is in the red for the year (source: Morningstar)....

Can We Rely on Social Security?Andy KeelerJun 28, 2018 | 3 min read“The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” -Mark Twain For years, many Americans have doubted the likelihood of receiving Social Security benefits by the time they reach retirement age....

Game Over for GameStop? Mark BeaverMarch 2, 2020 | 1 min readIt was hard to escape the news coverage of the frenzy over GameStop stock over the last few weeks.Stories of overnight millionaires battling the hedge fund billionaires over a small video game retailer’s...

It's Time to Sweat the Small StuffAndy Keeler Aug 1, 2020 | 1 min readWe all face obstacles, big and small, in our quest to accumulate wealth. Most of us overlook these small detractors, having to make decisions in the heat of the moment, based on emotion, or simply...

Can you save too much for retirement?Mark BeaverJul 2, 2020 | 1 min readSenior Financial Advisor, Mark Beaver, was asked for his thoughts on the subject in a recent MarketWatch article....