Resources for a Life Well-Lived

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Your Financial Advisor Makes Less Money If You're Happy Now

The concept of retirement was established in the late 1800s, and 65 was chosen as the age to begin receiving benefits because that was roughly the age people were expected to die, but it’s still the de facto retirement age despite higher life expectancy. Why?

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The Biggest Hole In Most Financial Plans

My father was 61 when he started showing signs of dementia. Over the next nine years, my family watched the disease slowly take him from us. That's the emotional reality of dementia. But there's a financial reality most families don't appreciate until they're living it.

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My Word of the Year: CURATE

I am a little delayed in selecting my word of the year for 2026. I've had the feeling for a while but couldn't come up with a name for it. Then I saw my friend share that her word for the year was “curate”, and like most of her ideas, it really landed for me.

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Forget Your Goals. Minimize Your Regrets.

I’d like to invite you to pause and think about any regrets you may have from this past year and any potential regrets you may have a year from now if you continue on with business as usual. Instead of focusing on small goals, I want to challenge you to aim for significantly better outcomes in the important areas of your life.

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Derek Coburn Derek Coburn

Reflect Now or Regret Later

Seven weeks post-surgery, I’ve been struggling. However, it wasn’t until a recent meditation that I realized an even bigger issue: I wasn’t showing up for my son the way I wanted to.

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The Alignment Audit

I have a valuable exercise to share with you today. I created something I call "The Alignment Audit"—three simple questions that reveal whether you're truly living or just existing while you wait for "someday."

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Brooke Tillman Brooke Tillman

Your Retirement Plan is a Sucker's Bet

Want to know what traditional retirement planning really is for most people? It's betting your entire financial future on something with approximately a 0.39% chance of success.

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Derek Coburn Derek Coburn

Ending the Fun Recession

Ending the Fun Recession
When was the last time you had fun? What exactly did you do for fun, and how often do you treat yourself to that kind of experience?

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The Time Machine Effect

Are You Taking Your $50,000 Moments for Granted?

Don’t wait until it’s too late to realize what’s priceless. Read on to discover how to make the most of the moments you’ll one day wish you could buy back.

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