Let the Markets Work for You

Many people look to the financial markets as their main investment avenue—and the good news is that the capital markets have historically rewarded long-term investors. The markets represent capitalism at […]

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October Is Financial Planning Month

When training to become a financial professional, much of our course work centers on the six critical areas of creating a financial strategy. Some recognize October as Financial Planning Month, […]

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Why Estate Planning Is Important Today

Plan for tomorrow, today. That seems like sensible advice, doesn’t it? Yet a surprising number of people leave no estate plan in place for their survivors. It makes a certain […]

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The Devil’s in the Details

One “hell” of a story about estate planning “The devil’s in the details.” We’ve all heard this saying, and never is it more true than with beneficiary designations. As a […]

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Things You NEED to do to Financially Prepare for Divorce

Julie had the honor of being a guest for a second time on See the Upside Podcast! In this episode, Julie goes into more depth on how to prepare financially […]

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Incremental Changes

What do the Olympics have to do with your financial future? More than you might think. Take a look at that sketch above. It’s by Carl Richards, and it’s called […]

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Mixed Signals

Are you having a tough time keeping track of inflation’s mixed signals? You’re not alone. Consumer prices in July climbed at their fastest rate since August 2008. Worse, producer prices, […]

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A 6.1% Bump in Social Security?

The news keeps getting better for Social Security recipients. It’s now projected that benefits will increase 6.1% in 2022, up from the 4.7% forecast just two months ago. That would […]

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Inflation & Why We Invest

Inflation erodes the purchasing power of your wealth. As the prices of goods inevitably increase over time, it takes more money for you to purchase the exact same amount of […]

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My Five Favorite Books on Money

Over the last thirty-plus years, I’ve read a lot of books on finance and investing.  In my opinion, there are a ton of great books out there (and some not-so-great […]

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Book of the Quarter

At Bridge Financial Strategies (“Bridge”), continuing to grow and learn is extremely important to us.  One way we pursue this is by reading a book each quarter and discussing it […]

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Plans & Guesses

This sketch by Carl Richards is called “Plans and Guesses.” It makes sense. Making guesses about the short-term direction of the market can damage your long-term financial plan because it […]

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