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ERG Team Building

In Articles, Articles: Salt Lake City Office, SLC Spring 2022 by Scott Dougan

As the first quarter of 2022 came to a close, the teams at Elevated Retirement Group and Elevated Capital Advisors spent an afternoon out of the office to recharge the batteries and engage in some good old-fashioned team building at Top Golf. Of course, the team building quickly turned into a competitive event with everyone trying to prove their golf …

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2022 Spring Newsletter: Salt Lake City

In Newsletters, Newsletters: Salt Lake City Office, Newsletters: Salt Lake City Office by Scott Dougan

Spring is here – the trees are blossoming, the birds are chirping and the bats are swinging.  It’s the most wonderful time of the year: baseball season! Not only have the pros started playing (which almost didn’t happen!), my nine-year-old son, Michael, and his team began their season as well. His games started in March with a couple of out-of-state …

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Briefcase Study: How Low Can You Go?

In Articles, Articles: Kansas City Office, Articles: Salt Lake City Office, Briefcase Studies, SLC Spring 2022, Spring 2022 by Scott Dougan

Reduced Stress Through Rehearsed Austerity  A recent client review meeting reminded me that money can be stressful. This is a statement so obvious that it seems silly to write it out, but there it is. It can stress me out, and I’ll bet you feel it from time-to-time as well. While I won’t suggest that money’s emotional and intellectual burdens …

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Back to the Basics: Inflation’s Effects on Your Retirement

In Articles, Articles: Kansas City Office, Articles: Salt Lake City Office, Back to the Basics, SLC Spring 2022, Spring 2022 by Scott Dougan

The headlines are screaming, and the data is real: inflation is on the rise. In fact, we’re seeing higher rates of inflation now than we’ve seen in 40 years.  Prices are going up and that can be a very scary reality for retirees. But how does that actually impact you? If you’re retired now or planning to retire soon, what …

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Retirement Elevated Classes in 2022

In Articles, Articles: Salt Lake City Office, SLC Winter 2022 by Scott Dougan

Gain the right knowledge today to create a well-planned retirement for tomorrow.  The ebbs and flows of being able to continue hosting our in-person Retirement Elevated classes has been ever-changing the past two years.  With that, going into 2022, we will be monitoring things as best we can to ensure our educational events are still being taught at a location …

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2022 Winter Newsletter: Salt Lake City

In Newsletters, Newsletters: Salt Lake City Office, Newsletters: Salt Lake City Office by Scott Dougan

We made it through the holidays and into another year.   Welcome 2022! Here’s to hoping for brighter, healthier days ahead for all. The holidays at our home are often busy.  Our children, Coraline and Michael, are still young, so the holidays include little parties, school programs and many traditions that remain magical.  My in-laws live nearby, so our home …

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Client Corner: Don and Lauri

In Articles, Articles: Salt Lake City Office, SLC Winter 2022 by Scott Dougan

“All our planning has paid off, and retirement is just as much fun as we always dreamed!” As happily retired folks, Don and Lauri decided to visit Boston to visit Lauri’s nephew and his family and tour the surrounding area.  While they are seasoned travelers, neither of them had previously been to Boston; and so, they were excited for the …

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Back to the Basics: The Forced Savings Solution

In Articles, Articles: Kansas City Office, Articles: Salt Lake City Office, Back to the Basics, SLC Winter 2022, Winter 2022 by Scott Dougan

If you were to ask retirees what was the single biggest factor in their ability to retire, the answer might lie in the fact that they began saving early, saved consistently, and didn’t stop saving.  Sure, some people have retirement saved for them, in the form of a pension, but the reality is that nobody lives off of their money …

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Briefcase Study: Financial Independence is a Myth

In Articles, Articles: Kansas City Office, Articles: Salt Lake City Office, Briefcase Studies, SLC Winter 2022, Winter 2022 by Scott Dougan

‘Financial Independence’ is a wonderful goal, a beautiful aspiration, a worthy pursuit. But it’s impossible. If true financial independence is the point at which we have enough money to be free from needing to serve or be served by other people, then we’ve missed the point entirely. If we look at a pile of wealth – money, property, possessions – …

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State Of the Markets Event

In Articles, Articles: Salt Lake City Office, SLC Fall 2021 by Scott Dougan

with Mike Sorrentino, CFA® Wednesday, December 8th On Wednesday, December 8th, we will be hosting a State of the Markets event with our Chief Investment Officer, Mike Sorrentino, CFA®.  This will be an in-person event at Salt Lake Community College’s Miller Campus in Sandy. For those that are unable to join us in-person, we are also setting things up to …