A few years ago, I bought a smoker to smoke meat. If you have ever smoked meat, you know that it takes a LONG time to cook, but it is SO worth it! And because it takes so long, we typically smoke more meat than we need to so there […]
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When I was 13 years old, I wanted to learn how to play the drums. I didn’t just want to play the snare drum alone, that’s boring. I wanted to rock out on the whole kit! When I first sat down and tried to play a full drum beat, it […]
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In June of 2020, our family was on the hunt for a large vehicle that could fit our 4 growing kids and tow our camper. We found the perfect late model Yukon XL posted by a private owner on Facebook Marketplace in Chicago. After a test drive, inspection and asking […]
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You may have read about the SECURE Act 2.0 that passed in late December as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. This is the most extensive retirement plan legislation we have seen in years. The main objectives include increase the availability of retirement plans, help people save more, streamline retirement […]
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Can you picture your last day of work? What will you be feeling? What will you be thinking? What will be the look on your face when you leave work for the last time? My dad, John W Heavey, started as a firefighter on Sept 3, 1974 and worked hard […]
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A few months ago, a client who recently received a fairly unexpected sum of money asked to meet with me for counsel. He expressed that he really wanted to use it to bless his (very young) kids and asked our team for a recommendation on how to allocate the funds. […]
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Did you know that when you restring a guitar, a best practice is to take it one string at a time in order to keep constant, dynamic tension on the guitar at-all-times? Guitars perform best when each string is carefully tuned, living under constant tension. And the tension is REAL! […]
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July 27 was just like any other day. I got up, said goodbye to my wife and kids, enjoyed advising clients and went home to my family. We had extended family and friends over and after dinner, I went outside to get the campfire ready for making s’mores. I unloaded […]
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“It’s easy to say no when there is a deeper yes burning inside.” – Stephen Covey Including my 6-year-old in re-wiring our trailer took longer than I had planned…but it was worth it. It was (kinda) easy to say NO to doing it quickly because I had the chance to […]
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Recently overheard a 401k participant mention their account was fully diversified since they are invested in the S&P 500 Index and don’t feel they need other investments. While the S&P 500 accounts for 70%-80% of the market value of the U.S. equities market, did you know the top 10 biggest […]
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