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Financial Wisdom Across Generations

July 20, 2023

Lessons Learned and Regrets Avoided with Rickie Kohne and Laura Murray In this episode we have an energetic conversation across two generations. Michelle is joined by mother and daughter Rickie Kohne and Laura Murray as they take a look into their personal experiences and insights on financial management. Laura and Rickie share the valuable lessons they learned from their parents, emphasizing the importance of living within their means and prioritizing savings. Both women stress the need for open communication and trust

Celebrate Your Resolve

July 13, 2023

Recent numbers are now in, with good news to share. With some financial analysts describing a “gravity-defying” “monster rally” across major market indices, most disciplined investors have been richly rewarded for sticking with their appropriate investment allocations. Even had quarterly and year-to-date numbers not shown improvement, we would have advised you to remain invested as planned anyway. The same can be said for whatever the rest of the year has in store. We know markets

How Much Do I Need to Retire?

July 6, 2023

Michelle Hipskind, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and overseer of the Empower Women’s Financial Education Program, discusses the question, “How much do I need to retire?” She emphasizes why there is no one-size-fits-all answer and that it depends on factors such as what the retiree wants their retirement to look like, what they can control, and what they cannot control. Other considerations include replacing cash flow, managing debt, accounting for taxes and healthcare expenses, dealing with inflation,

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Protect your Investible Assets from Pig Butchering

July 5, 2023

What is it? A new cyber scam. In our last installment, Cyber Security and Your Digital Assets – SYM Financial Advisors –, we outlined how to build an effective cyber security plan. We hope that you are making headway on securing those digital assets. Part of building a strong cyber security plan requires being informed of the ever-evolving criminal scams that attempt to rob you of your hard-earned assets. Personal vigilance is still one of

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Inheriting Financial Relationships

June 1, 2023

In this episode of the EmpowHER Podcast, Michelle Hipskind, a certified financial planner, discusses the phenomenon of women inheriting investment portfolios and being dissatisfied with their financial advisors. She notes that 70% of women who inherit responsibilities for an investment portfolio want to switch to someone they are more comfortable with. Michelle provides five important questions to ask a financial advisor to ensure transparency and to guarantee that the advisor is acting as a fiduciary.

A Word on the Debt Ceiling

May 23, 2023

Chief Investment Officer Andy Popenfoose gives a video update on The U.S. Debt Ceiling and the markets.

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