Running Money® On the Trail – Don’t Get Bit

by ewealthadvisor | Business, Economic Commentary, Recession Watch, Running Money ®, RunninRalph, Thriller

It was a little guy, about a foot long, just stretched out across the main trail. I was two steps beyond him before stopping, realizing it’s the first I’ve seen this season. Experienced runners develop a “sixth sense” about their footfalls. As this summer winds down,...

Marty Bakes the Rule of 72 – VLog

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...

Jake Jumps In – VLog

by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Client Stories, Financial Plan, Retirement, RunninRalph, Videos

Jumping in with both feet. That’s Jake’s way of doing things. Thrashing about with the tools he’s got, but without much of a plan works for him. He’s got the creative spark and some of the projects he’s completed are amazing! Like the time he demoed the only bathroom...

Cynthia Texting While Driving – VLog

by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Client Stories, RunninRalph, Suspense, Videos

Cynthia glanced at the text message. She’d been in a hurry and forgot to connect the phone to the car’s automated system. SOS from mom. She stared at it. Until it was too late. At freeway speeds, a car hurtles down the road about a hundred feet a second. The car did...

Runnin’ Ralph Gets Skinny – Vlog

by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Fitness, Health, RunninRalph, Sports, Videos

Runnin Ralph’s primary was a sports doctor with great credentials; team physician for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League and extensive work with a Tour D France champion. These guys know about athletics. Ralph’s goals are more pedestrian, he just...

Havasupai Falls – Vlog

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...