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A decade of words.
Time Magazine puts a ‘Person of the Year’ on its cover. ESPN awards ESPYs to athletes annually. Nobel and Ig Nobel committees recognize...

Jim Parks
Jan 27, 20202 min read


Culinary trends of the 2010s...
January 20, 2020 ​ The way we eat changed during the past 10 years. The Auguste Escoffier School of the Culinary Arts pointed out sales...

Jim Parks
Jan 21, 20201 min read


It's time to talk about wealth...
It is an interesting phenomenon that by ignoring something uncomfortable, we actually breathe life in to it and give it power over us....

Jim Parks, CFP, AIF
Jan 17, 20202 min read


LPL's Outlook 2020
Hindsight is 20/20, but finding clarity in future uncertainty can be fuzzy. We are now just a few weeks into the year 2020 and the new...

Jim Parks
Jan 14, 20202 min read


More milestones from the past decade.
As we mentioned last week, the period from 2010 through 2020 was filled with memorable events. We covered a few in last week’s...

Jim Parks
Jan 13, 20202 min read


What a decade!
January 6, 2020 While some have called the 2010s a ‘lost decade’ because there was little economic growth, we disagree with the...

Jim Parks
Jan 6, 20202 min read


The 10,000 steps per day myth...
And just when we patted ourselves on the back for reaching our smart watch step goal it turns out that the origin of this guide is, you...

Jim Parks, CFP, AIF
Jan 3, 20202 min read


The holidays are almost over.
Ahh, the season of good cheer and re-gifting is coming to an end. Before we head into 2020, the Ohio Department of Transportation...

Jim Parks
Dec 30, 20191 min read


The best of 2019...
One of my favorite ways to reflect upon a year is through the books and movies that defined it. It is always interesting to look back on...

Jim Parks, CFP, AIF
Dec 27, 20191 min read


The SECURE Act may affect your retirement and your legacy planning.
Last week, reports indicated the ‘Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement’ (SECURE) Act was attached to the federal...

Jim Parks
Dec 23, 20192 min read


Be generous to yourself this New Year.
Once we are past the season of giving next week, it's time to treat yourself. Here's a list of splurge-worthy items that will help you...

Jim Parks, CFP, AIF
Dec 20, 20192 min read


Life begins at 40.
In 1932, psychologist Walter Pitkin published a self-help book called ‘Life Begins at Forty.’ The Economist summarized his findings like...

Jim Parks
Dec 16, 20191 min read


Reasons to celebrate.
I read an article recently talking about how science has proven that celebrating holidays makes us happier and I thought...well of course...

Jim Parks, CFP, AIF
Dec 13, 20192 min read


The evolving etiquette of social media.
December 9, 2019 ​ Social media etiquette makes remembering when to use the little fork on the right - you know, the one next to the two...

Jim Parks
Dec 9, 20191 min read


As we close this decade...
It seems almost impossible, yet here we are at the end of another decade! When the ball drops in just a few short weeks we will all be...

Jim Parks, CFP, AIF
Dec 6, 20191 min read


What makes a billionaire a billionaire?
During the five years through the end of 2018, the population of billionaires around the globe increased by 350 people to 2,101. The...

Jim Parks
Dec 2, 20192 min read


Why do presidents pardon turkeys?
A turkey may not be on the Great Seal of the United States, as Ben Franklin would have preferred, but the bird has a surprisingly robust...

Jim Parks
Nov 25, 20192 min read


Changes coming to Social Security in 2020
This article which appeared on InsuranceNewsNet.com gives a great summary of the changes coming to Social Security in 2020. We think it...

Jim Parks
Nov 20, 20193 min read


In case you missed it, the winner was #435.
For the last five years, Katmai National Park and Preserve in Western Alaska has hosted ‘Fat Bear Week’ to celebrate bears as they...

Jim Parks
Nov 18, 20191 min read


The newest new math.
November 11, 2019 If you learned ‘old’ math, you may find ‘new’ math bewildering, and that can make helping with homework really...

Jim Parks
Nov 11, 20192 min read
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