Could I Be The Next Bernie Madoff?

As Certified Financial Planner and a business owner wanting to grow her financial planning firm, this is not the best choice for a headline, but hear me out for a minute.  Over the course of the last two years I have pondered many times about what happened to...

A Husband is Not a Financial Plan!

A 25-year-old college-educated woman earns $523,000 less over her lifetime than her male counterpart according to Americans for a Secure Retirement, “The Female Factor,” September 2005. Less earnings then translate into less Social Security and pension...

10 Tips for Great Family Photos

It’s that time of year when the warm weather has left, the leaves are turning, and it’s time to think about the next season quickly approaching… family photo season! Here in Minnesota, many clients wait for fall to update their annual photos in order to get those...

Debt: A Silent Killer

    High blood pressure isn’t the only silent killer in America today.  Debt is slowing and maliciously killing our finances, both as a nation and individually.  As each generation is born, the pressure and intensity of borrowing money has...

Daring to Dream: Taking the First Step

Two months ago, my fellow bloggers and I at The Ruth Experience saw a dream come to fruition with the publication of our second book, Grace for the Imperfect Mom.  Then, just last week, we realized a dream on a smaller scale, updating our website. Both of these dreams...