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By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Insurance isn’t exactly the most exhilarating and gripping financial topic, so this is my attempt to explain the basics of...

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

According to a recent study by LendingTree, the cost of raising a small child has jumped 35% over the past...

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

If you took a snapshot of where the U.S. economy is right now, there are a lot of data...

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Here’s an opinion that may be controversial: I think every married couple should have combined finances and shared bank accounts....

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I recently received the following email: “My experience with the stock market as an adult has been: I graduated college...

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

As I’m writing this, on the first day of May, the S&P 500 is down about 8.5% from its high...

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

A Health Savings Account, or HSA, is an investment account that helps you save for medical expenses. According to a...

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I can’t stop thinking about the Masters. It’s the best golf tournament in the world, and we had a great...

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

TL;DR – Listen to the article post: What a wild past week and a half in the stock market. On...

By Jordan Haines, CFP® , Director of Financial Education

What Market Volatility Teaches Us About Long-Term Investing The headlines have been relentless lately. With the announcement of sweeping new...

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

TL;DR – Listen to the article post: As I write this, the U.S. stock market is taking a small tumble,...

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

TL;DR – Listen to the article post: Almost every Monday, I log in to my LinkedIn account and peruse for...

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