Do You Need to Buy Bitcoin?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Bitcoin is up. If you didn’t know that, then you must not have anyone in your life who owns Bitcoin...

Living Without Regret

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent years working in palliative care with patients who had very little time...

The Thing About Ferraris

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I’m republishing an old post this week because I don’t have a lot of time and I also think this...

Sweat the Big Stuff

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

We’ve all heard traditional financial media telling people to cut out lattes, stop eating out, and get rid of any...

The Election and the Stock Market

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

If I’m not mistaken, there will be a U.S. presidential election tomorrow. So, I’m going to write a post that...

Saving vs. Investing

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I will often get questions that sound something like this: “Jake, I’ve saved $1,000. Where should I invest it to...

Are We Doing Better Than We Think We Are?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I want to share some data and charts that have caught my attention recently. It seems like it’s becoming increasingly...

How Do You Feel About Money?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

TL;DR – Listen to the article post: How we think and feel about money has been on my mind a...

Is Stock Picking Worth It?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I’ve written on more than a few occasions about the active versus passive investing debate, which will likely never end...

Real Estate Vs. The Stock Market

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Of all the places to put your money to grow over time, investing in real estate really seems to grab...

The Final “Woj Bomb”

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I wasn’t sure what I wanted to write about this week, then, as I was heading into work a few...

Why Are People Saving Less?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

The Bureau of Economic Analysis just released U.S. personal savings rate data for the month of July. This is the...