There are important distinctions to be considered when looking for your own financial planner. Simply put, advisors who uphold the fiduciary duty are held to a different ethical standard than those who do not. A financial standard of care of sorts. It calls on the advisor to act in a client’s best interest, the same…… More
ATLANTA – This week Don Bolia and Laura Norton join the program to talk about the 2024 Georgia General Assembly Session. We talk about sports betting, tort reform, and the issues that didn’t get across the finish line. We also talk about the jockeying for position between Republicans for what is sure to be an…… More
ATLANTA – Navigating the maze of Required Minimum Distributions just got easier thanks to our latest Retirement Roadmap episode. Evan and Mark Fricks are here to guide you through the recent updates to RMDs, now kicking in at 73 or 75 for those born in 1960 or later. Understand the necessity behind these withdrawals, the…… More
In those civilizations, those eras probably thought what they had was going to go on forever, but it didn’t. What about us in America? Do we believe that the American experiment, our amazing country, is going to go on forever? It’s been around all our lives. Why isn’t it going to stay around? ATLANTA –…… More
Nothing gets better until we and the media and the media narrative becomes, “What do we do about these violent teenagers,” instead of, “What do we do about these guns?“ ATLANTA – Another mall shooting recently occurred in Indianapolis and the media predictably is blaming the firearms and not those pulling the triggers. Today, Neal…… More
ATLANTA – This has been a week of disasters. Chief among them has been the destruction of the Key Bridge in Baltimore Harbor by a disabled cargo container ship. How will this disaster impact the flow of goods into the east coast region and how will this affect the flow of traffic along this I-95…… More
Leaving a legacy can mean different things. Of course, a large death benefit is a wonderful gift. Inheriting a brokerage or IRA Roth account can be a great thing. From family heirlooms to family land, inheritance can be a meaningful and pragmatically helpful gift to your loved ones. We want to introduce another gift idea…… More
Every once in a while I like to throw out a commentary like this. Frankly, it makes some people mad. But look, we’re all going to pay the tab for Joe Biden pardoning all these student loans. So I thought you might like to hear some of the nonsense that these deadbeat students come up…… More
ATLANTA – Ben looks at President Putin’s reelection, the Donald Trump vs. Biden in Election 2024, there’s a conversation with Georgia’s appellate court chief judge Stephen Dillard, and we’re giving away hats courtesy of Peach State Pride. Follow Ben @benburnett on twitter and thebenburnett show on the gram.… More
OK, I hope you’re sitting down, the Georgia General Assembly has actually passed a law that makes perfect sense. It was a party line vote, Republicans for it. Democrats not. Why not? Because it will now be harder for unions to use threats and intimidation to force people to vote for union representation. ATLANTA –…… More
