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® | 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® | Business, Economic Commentary, Politics, Protecting Family Money
Black and white. No shades of grey allowed. Color? Don’t even think about it. Well, it’s ok to think about nuances, but be careful with whom you discuss them. So, I’m taking a chance here, because I see lots of subtlety in the world. In fact, I believe that most...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Business, Politics, Videos, Volatility
The enemy at home is more threatening than the enemy abroad. September 11th drove that point for most of us. Coronavirus is doing it again. When it was in China, it wasn’t our problem. Now it is our problem. The Chinese, Korean, and Italian experiences give us some...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Economic Commentary, Health, Market Update, Politics, Volatility
Been there, done that. In many ways, the current market troubles are no different than previous stock market swoons. I’ve been through a lot of them, and I’ve studied almost all of them during my decades of experience navigating clients through tough times. There’s a...
