Uncategorized

How Much Is Enough?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

With football on my brain, I wanted to recount a sports-betting story from a while back. A few years ago,...
Topics: Behavioral Finance, Tracking Progress

A Few Things to Think About

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I hope you all enjoyed your long Labor Day weekend. If you spent it like me, you reveled in the...
Topics: Behavioral Finance

Do You Really Need to Buy a House?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

As I’ve written about on several occasions, people will overlook positive developments in the U.S. economy because right now all...
Topics: Real Estate

The Benefits of Saving

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

A lot of financial media (including this newsletter from time to time) preaches the importance of saving. Try to find...
Topics: Saving

What’s Going On With Bitcoin?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I haven’t written about cryptocurrency or Bitcoin in a while. I think that’s primarily due to the fact that I’m...
Topics: Finance 101, Market

Why Are Cars So Expensive?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

If you’ve been around for a while, you may remember a post I wrote a little over a year ago...
Topics: Finance 101, Spending

Are You Trying Too Hard?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Life has been hectic recently, so I’m recycling an old post for those who may not have caught it the...
Topics: Behavioral Finance, Getting Organized

How to Grow Your Net Worth

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

TL;DR – Listen to the article post: Because open discussions about money are considered taboo, and comparing your own personal...
Topics: Finance 101, Investing

Are U.S. Stocks Finally Coming Back to Earth?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Here are some charts and financial data that caught my eye this week: The 2010s were an incredible decade for...
Topics: Investing, Market

What I’m Into

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July weekend. Coming off a holiday, here’s another post about some of...
Topics: Work Life Balance

The Lakers Sold For How Much Money??

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

A couple of weeks ago, news broke that the Los Angeles Lakers were being sold. The Buss family, who had...
Topics: Behavioral Finance

Why Don’t People Save For Retirement?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

TL;DR – Listen to the article post: More than half (54%) of all families in the United States have no...
Topics: Retirement Plans