by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Client Stories, Credit Management, Enduring Principles, Videos
Nate and Sarah just bought the house of their dreams. Five years they planned for making this move. Their kids grew up in the old house, it worked just fine, but Nate didn’t want a tract home as his forever home. So, they started looking at places, even before they...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Client Stories, Enduring Principles, Protecting Family Money, Retirement, Videos
Marty and his new wife honeymooned in Italy. They enjoyed many of the touristy things, but being a retired machinist, he is always interested in complex structures. Like Michelangelo’s David. You know, that famous 17’ tall statue of the kid who killed Goliath with a...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Videos
Both sets of Nate’s grandparents raised his parents with a depression-era mindset. Nate remembers darning his socks as a kid. It’s just what they did. They saved almost everything, from the paper bags in which he carried his lunch to school to the toys and clothes he...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Enduring Principles, Motivation, Videos
The hemlock was huge. It took out the whole northeast corner of the back yard, and that wasn’t much space. It was squeezed between the edge of the pool deck and the property line and fence, a space only about 10’ wide. That was the best place on the property to plant...
