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Published by Paul West Perception and reality. If you believe everything you read, you’re naïve. I recently had the incredible experience of a private lunch with Charles Koch. If I believed everything I had read online prior to the meeting, I would have been a fool. While I, like many of yo …

Published by Tyler Schlumpf There are two main types of risk involved in investing: systematic and unsystematic risk. The first, systematic risk, is the general market risk all investors take when they buy stocks and bonds. Unsystematic risk, however, comes in many different forms. Specific …

Published by Katie Sautter Every day is a new adventure in the life of Carson Wealth Management Group’s Company Concierge! I manage all incoming errand requests for our stakeholders – they just have to fill out a form online. Coffee runs to Starbucks, lunch runs to local eateries, departmen …

Are there any financial mistakes you would warn yourself about or maybe an opportunity you’d like to share? We all wish we would have invested in one of the big tech companies during the initial public offering or maybe make a 35-1 odds bet on that underdog team who won the Super bowl.

Published by Paul West When you think of a financial advisor, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Unfortunately, for many of you it’s one word- salesman. While some of those type of “sales-y” advisor types do still exist, they are commission based representatives that only have to ma …

Published by Teresa Milner We all experience many journeys in life. Often times we are left wondering why certain things happen to us. Why do we suffer? Why we do experience joy? Why am I alone? Why, why, why . . .

Most people plan to leave the workforce at some point in their life.  While some have a desire to maintain a sense of purpose by working well into their seventies, we more often find ourselves helping people plan for an earlier departure. Achieving financial freedom, or the ability to work …

Published by Paul West Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking… These eight words have immense power. Occasionally, they are the precursor to an early arrival, but more often than not, they are the harbinger of turbulence, delayed flights and unexpected sprints through airline terminals.

Published by Teresa Milner | LinkedIn We all know it’s important to save for retirement. But, with so many different account options and rules, what is the best one for you? In my attempt to make the complicated simple, I choose to educate my clients on a plan I refer to as the &#8220 …

Published by Jake Bleicher When I think of retirement, I think of spending a month traveling throughout Asia tasting exotic cuisines. I want to go fishing in Alaska with my buddies and send my grandchildren to college. I want to surprise underprivileged children with presents on Christmas, …

Published by Mark Petersen Divorce is one of the most emotional experiences people may contend with in their lives. With the exception of Ross Geller on Friends, most people may only experience divorce once or twice in their lifetime. With limited exposure to the process, it may be easy to …