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...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Fitness, Health, Motivation, RunninRalph, Sports
Three hours. Or less. That’s the dream. And it has to happen in Boston. New York was the first, during a time when rookies started at the back of the field and there was only one clock timing the race. It took over 10 minutes to get the whole field across the starting...
