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® | Fitness, History, RunninRalph, Travel, Videos
Havasupai Falls one of the most beautiful places in the world. The Indian tribe settled there about a millennium ago and lived without interruption until the mid-nineteenth century. That’s because getting there requires an arduous hike, about 10 miles through a remote...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Financial Plan, History, Politics, Videos
People got out of their porch swings, grabbed their weapons and their loved ones, and headed for shelter. The news reported that aliens were overrunning Earth. And everyone believed it. Following the 1938 broadcast of Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds, the government...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Enduring Principles, Energy, History, Videos
Albert Einstein knew a few things about power. Some argue that he was one of the most brilliant physicists of all time. Does the theory of relativity or E=mc2 ring a bell? While the politics of the era didn’t allow him to be part of the team that developed the atom...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Economic Commentary, Fitness, Health, History, Running Money ®
People say it feels like they’re in jail. The quarantine isn’t a punishment, nor will it cure the Coronavirus. But it’ll help save lives by spreading out the infections over time. – Time that allows our systems to get reconfigured to fight the virus. Others encourage...
