by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Client Stories, Enduring Principles, Videos
Sarah and Nate have very different stories of their initial dates. It was a whirlwind romance for them, by any measure of romance. Married less than six months after their first date, which was only a few weeks after they first met. He was the unrefined, yet...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Enduring Principles, Inspiration, Sports, Videos
Spring time brings Spring Training to baseball players and fans. A few months later, it’s summer training for the football players. There’s the smell of fresh cut turf, carefully and meticulously manicured by the ground’s crews. Yea, that comes before the aromas of...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Enduring Principles, Financial Plan, History, Motivation, Politics, Videos
The great flood of 1955 washed through the Broadhead Creek separating Stroudsburg from East ‘burg. Lots of people died. Lots of property got destroyed. Lots of volunteers rallied to help each other through the morass. Growing up in the ‘burgs during the ensuing...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Client Stories, Credit Management, Enduring Principles, Financial Plan, 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...
