How We Think

The Christmas season has arrived! It’s all around us with decorations everywhere we go, music while we drive, parties on our calendars, and gift lists for our loved ones. Turning…

I used to have an hour commute home from work every day. My daughter, Harper’s dance class was on my route home, so on those days I would time it…

My post today is a bit of a rave and rant, so I apologize in advance for my complaining. Last week I needed a plumber to fix a leak in…

Today I’m making some new friends. I’m going to spend the day hosting two auditors at my house. They’ll be combing through my company to make sure everything is on…

My extended family draws names for Christmas gifting each year. The annual draw happened last week, which feels like the official gesture that Christmas is on it’s way. Now we…

"Free vacation with no strings attached!" "You were randomly selected to win our grand prize!" "A car dealership is in desperate need of your exact car and will pay you…

Our twins started middle school this year, which ushers us into a new chapter for our family. There’s more freedom, more responsibilities, more opportunities, more friends...they’re handling it like champs,…

Today, Avant Financial Advisors turns one year old! Happy Birthday to us! It’s been said that a person’s brain grows more in his first year of life than it does…

It all starts with the idea of retirement. In one of the first meetings I have with each new client we discuss this idea. What does retirement look like to…

Last week on the blog we talked about the recent data hacks and how to best protect yourself. This week I want to talk about the best strategy for protecting…