by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Credit Management, Diversification, Enduring Principles, Financial Plan, Inflation, Insurance, Running Money ®, Videos
The game of Risk was one of my favorites as a kid. It taught me some of my most important rules about successful risk-taking. I was pretty good at the game. Battle strategies I used routinely to conquer the world seem to translate into modern financial management. The...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Economic Commentary, Energy, Market Update, Running Money ®
Only the best baseball teams are still playing in October, and if anyone “slumps” now, there’s a good chance their season ends short of a World Series championship. The current economic expansion resembles baseball in some ways. There’s not...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Lifestyle
Years ago, I stumbled on the idea of combining EL Fudge cookies with a traditional chocolate ice cream and came up with one of our family’s favorite home-made ice creams. First, prepare the ice cream mix according to the Old Fashioned Chocolate recipe from...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Fitness, Running Money ®, RunninRalph
Accurate measurement and timely feedback are crucial for improvement. In my last running update, I announced my plans to use the metronome on my Garmin 920xt to retrain my running stride from 170 to 180 steps per minute (SPM). Last summer, during the first month of...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Economic Commentary, Politics, Running Money ®, Videos
“Recessions and recoveries are part of any free-market economy. They cannot be avoided when individuals get to make their own decisions. JPMorgan put together a chart using information from the National Bureau of Economic Research to show how the economy has...
