by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Client Stories, Motivation, Protecting Family Money, Retirement, Videos
The pile. It sits on Jake’s credenza containing all the documents and files that he’s promised Cynthia he’d review and be decisive. Sometimes being decisive isn’t in one’s best interests. We want time to ruminate on the ideas, or just be lazy. Jake’s not a lazy...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Client Stories, Credit Management, Motivation, Videos
Damien comes from a troubled family. Issues cascade from one generation to the next, like a series of waterfalls, crashing on the rocks below, then raging through the rapids, until cascading over the next cliff. But Damien’s paddling hard against the current to get...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Fitness, Food and Nutrition, Motivation, Retirement, Videos
With a family history of heart disease, #RunninRalph (runnin’ with no G, follow that hashtag, please) visits the cardiologist whenever there is any indication of discomfort in the chest. At least that’s how his relationship with the doctor began. Now he’s on a regular...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Client Stories, Motivation, Retirement, RunninRalph, Videos
Before the stroke, Marty had great control of his limbs. As a machinist, that’s a very good thing. Running steel through a lathe when you’re unstable, not so good. He’s long since retired, and his health continues to slide. He’s taken up baking. He likes making...
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, Health, Motivation, Protecting Family Money, Videos
It’s that time of night for Marty. Brrr, it’s cold outside. Heck, it’s cold inside the tent. Unzip the sleeping bag, and then the tent. Is it better to do it fast and get it over with, or slow and quietly so no one else wakes up? Doggone it, where’s the flashlight?...
