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Kevin Olison | Dec 11, 2025

What 2025 Taught Us About Staying the Course

Investments
Finance
Risk Management
Retirement

Some years pass quietly. 2025 wasn't one of them.

Between market swings, geopolitical shocks, and a news cycle that never seemed to pause, this year tested

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Kevin Olison | Dec 8, 2025

Common Retirement Regrets—And Proactive Moves to Consider

Retirement
Finance
Savings
Risk Management
Insurance
Health
Family
Estate Planning

Many people don’t regret being retired. They regret how they got there.1

“I wish I had saved earlier.”

“I didn’t think long-term care would matter.”

“I should’ve

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Kevin Olison | Nov 7, 2025

How to Talk to Your Aging Parents About Estate Planning (Without Making It Tense)

Estate Planning
Family
Health
Disability
Insurance
Risk Management

These conversations aren’t easy.

Bringing up long-term care or estate planning with aging parents can feel like stepping on a landmine—awkward, emotional, maybe

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Kevin Olison | Sep 11, 2025

Overlooked Retirement Expenses (And How to Plan for Them)

Retirement
Finance
Health
Tax Planning
Family
Real Estate

A desired retirement doesn’t come with a fixed price tag.

Expenses can change over time, and some of the most important ones are easy to overlook.

That’s one

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Kevin Olison | Aug 12, 2025

Why Your Brain Sabotages Your Investment Plan (No Matter What the Market Does)

Investments
Finance
Savings
Risk Management

The Dow crosses 45,000. Your brain whispers: "This has to be the top."

The market drops 15%. Your brain screams: "Get out before it gets worse!"

Different

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Kevin Olison | Jul 10, 2025

Why Patience Beats Perfection: The Long-Term Investor's Guide to Market Timing

Finance
Investments

Over the course of your investing life, you’ll encounter market lows and highs. Headlines often spotlight the extremes, especially when markets reach record

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Kevin Olison | May 21, 2025

Financial Spring Cleaning: 8 Ways To Refresh Your Finances

Retirement
Investments
Savings

As spring arrives and the weather warms up, many people turn their attention to cleaning out closets and organizing their homes. According to a recent survey

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Kevin Olison | May 1, 2025

5 Time-Tested Investment Strategies to Match Your Financial Mindset

Investments

What makes one investor stick with their strategy through market swings while another panics and pulls out?

Often, it comes down to mindset.

Your investing

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Kevin Olison | Jan 3, 2025

Planning for the Future: Essential Steps to Secure Your Retirement

Retirement
Savings

Is your retirement savings on track?

If you’re like most people, you may feel it’s not. In fact, concerns about running out of money in retirement are very

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Kevin Olison | Dec 20, 2024

How Hindsight Bias Hurts Investors

Investments

How many of your financial choices are based purely on logic?

It could be fewer than you think.

That’s because most of us make money decisions with our emotions

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Kevin Olison | Oct 2, 2024

How to Reprogram & Improve Your Money Mindset

Finance
Investments
Savings

What’s the first thing you think of when it comes to money?

Are your thoughts more positive or negative?

Whatever’s natural to you can speak to your money mindset

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Kevin Olison | Sep 4, 2024

4 Pervasive Myths About Inflation

Investments
Finance

4 Pervasive Myths About Inflation

Inflation can feel inescapable these days.

For most of us, it also feels like inflation is higher and more persistent than

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