"Should I refinance my house right now....is it worth the effort?" With rates at historic lows, this is the most common question our advising team is currently receiving. Having an advisor in your court is important to help you sort through the many variables of refinancing your home. As with all large [...]
LotusGroup held its second event of the year, the ‘Traveling Circus’ at Thrive Ballpark last quarter. Clients ate and drank like royalty while creating a piece of the Denver Skyline with Upstairs Circus that will be hung at Thrive Ballpark! Here are a couple of the highlights and client survey results. People most enjoyed meeting [...]
Have you ever met someone who is extremely successful that also seems completely happy and wondered what they were doing differently? As it turns out they don’t have any secrets, they simply focus on happiness and success follows. Happiness and success are subjects that have been researched and written about endlessly. Shawn Achor, who wrote [...]
Quantifying the value of any service can be difficult, and quantifying the value of the service provided by a financial advisor is no exception. Vanguard is known in the financial industry for its low-cost funds, index investing, and has been spearheading the do-it-yourself movement. However, they recently released a report using their very own data [...]
In the US, 45% of people make New Year's resolutions. The third most common goal (behind losing weight and getting organized) is spending less and saving more. Sadly, only 8% of people will achieve this goal because they don't have an action plan to help them do it. Although their intentions are the same as [...]
Black Friday is this week and it is the greatest test of your financial behavior of the year. The promise of getting the most incredible savings of your lifetime on that TV or computer you've been eyeing all year, as well as the chance to get all your holiday shopping done in one day. Oh, [...]
FOMO Defined FOMO, or the “Fear Of Missing Out”, can lead to a fun, spontaneous life, but it can also lead to financial ruin. We've all heard the age-old saying, “The best things in life are free”, but in reality, living a fun-filled life of travel and adventure requires a constant flow of cash. Unlike [...]
The pulse of Awolnation’s Sail is flowing slowly, steadily and intensely through my headphones. Sweat is dripping from my brow onto my hands as I keep peddling faster despite the burning in my legs, but I hardly notice as my tires hum on the asphalt. I am experiencing flow and have tunnel vision on the [...]
You could hear a pin drop as we sat down in front of ten teenage foster children. It was 9am and these teens were still rubbing the sleep from their eyes, less than enthused to hear what we might be able to teach them about basic finances. However, these teens were about to leave the [...]
When you say to a new homeowner - “Congratulations on your new home!” What you’re really saying is - “Congratulations on $400,000 of new debt!” Owning a home is part of the American dream, for better or worse. If executed correctly, home ownership can absolutely add net worth in the long run. However, it can [...]
