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Disney For The Win!
Last week, Ashley and I took our two girls down to Disney for a week to spend some much-needed family time together. The trip was a blast and we had near perfect weather to accompany us, which helps. It started with our girls’ first time in an airplane – which, at that moment, was the...Recent Insights
Memorable Memorial Day
The days are getting long, and summer is inching closer. Memorial Day weekend is only days away, serving to many as the annual kick-off to summer. By now everyone has a handful of their summer weekends spoken for, and it always feels like time is on our side. We have time for barbeques with family…
Making Cents: When Your Own Success Is an Impediment
The day the Queen of Soul died, I jokingly asked “I wonder what type of mess she left for her heirs”. At the time, the comment was truly in jest, but sure enough, just like many before her, it appears that Aretha Franklin died without a will. Why would someone do that is the big…
Making Cents: Newlyweds Need to be on Same Page Financially
We are currently in peak season for weddings. If one were allowed to give a financial toast to the newlyweds, here’s what I’d say. Money is the root of all evil, but like any tree, a good root system is necessary for anything constructive to happen. Have a conversation about money to begin to understand…
A Mother’s Day Retrospective
For many people, Mother’s Day is one of the best days of the year. We all have a reason to celebrate, if it weren’t for your mother, you wouldn’t be here! Mother’s Day is often the first type of outdoor family activity of the season for those stuck in the great white north. The flowers…
Making Cents: Estate Planning for Digital Assets
I refer to estate planning as the process of organizing one’s personal and financial affairs in such a way as to minimize disruption, cost and taxes upon the death or disability of a person. You don’t need a lot of money to have an estate plan. All that’s needed are people you care about and…
Welcome Yoyo Chen!
A few weeks back, we welcomed Yoyo Chen to the Napier Financial team. She joined our operations team, and most people on this weekly newsletter will connect with Yoyo (if they haven’t already) in the next few weeks or months. Not only is Yoyo smart and has a wonderfully warm personality, she has a bunch…