by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Book Review, History, Non-Fiction
Title: The Hiding Place Written by: Corrie ten Boom Medal Rating: Gold Medal Tracking # 412426-1 Review by: Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® “Young and old, poor and rich, scholarly gentlemen and illiterate servant girls—only to father did it seem that they were all alike....
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Business, Featured – Blog, Market Update, Market Volatility, Volatility
GrandpaLand is a swing, trampoline, hammock, and a teetertotter in the shaded corner of our back yard. On Thursdays, the “littles,” as we call the grandkids under seven, spend the day with Grandma, while their respective parents get some work done. GrandpaLand...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Book Review, History, Non-Fiction
Title: Path Lit by Lightning; the Life of Jim Thorpe Written by: David Maraniss Review by: Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® Growing up in the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania, I knew of Jim Thorpe not as the world’s greatest athlete but as a little town in the...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Case Studies
Mandi works as a pre-op nurse, getting a steady stream of patients cleaned, shaved, and, most importantly, mentally prepared for the procedures that their doctors prescribe. Husband Mike teaches math and history at their kids’ private school and enjoys his additional...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Featured – Blog, Taxes
Tax season is upon us, and you need forms from LPL so that you can get this annual job completed. If you’ve got retirement accounts, LPL mailed your form 1099-R (for retirement) on January 20. The forms for taxable, non-retirement accounts are more complex to compile....
