Briefcase Study: Financial Independence is a Myth
‘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 – …
State Of the Markets Event
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 …
Elevated Retirement Group Gives Back
Providing For Those in Need the team here is excited to be once again partnering with the Utah Food Bank and their Mobile School Pantry initiative. This program approaches childhood hunger with the understanding that children are only truly protected from the pain and anxiety of hunger when their whole family has enough food to stay healthy. This approach makes …
2021 Fall Newsletter: Salt Lake City
Pops of color on the mountains, cooler temperatures, and shorter days. Fall is here and settling in nicely after a very hot summer. My kids are almost finished with the first quarter of the school year. My daughter, Coraline, is in seventh grade this year. She stays busy with schoolwork and the middle school cheer team but has found time …
Back to the Basics: Return Policy
As more and more shopping moves from brick-and-mortar stores to the internet, the risk of getting it wrong escalates. A pair of pants bought from a website, without trying them on first, is something that would have seemed insane 25 years ago. Will they even fit? I recall the back-to-school ritual of trying on jeans while seeking Mom’s approval (since …
Briefcase Study: Now That I’m Retired
“Now That I’m Retired, I Wonder How I Got Anything Done When I Was Working!” “How’s retirement treating you?” – I asked. “I’m failing miserably at it. I’m so busy now that I wonder how I got anything done when I was working. “ If I had a dollar for each time I’ve heard something to this effect, I’d be …
Briefcase Study: House Fever
Home is where the heart is. There’s no place like home. When the house is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’. There’s no questioning the fact that a home is a critical piece of our lifestyle and identify. Where we live has a lot to do with whom we associate and spend time as well as how we perceive our standing …
Elevated Retirement Group Gives Back
Providing For Those in Need As you may know, we have been working with the Utah Food Bank and their Mobile School Pantry program for the 2020-2021 school year. Because we have been unable to host our annual ‘Rise Against Hunger’ meal packing events, we thought this would be a great way to continue our effort to providing meals …
Back to the Basics: The Choice Challenge In Retirement
The Choice Challenge In Retirement If you were to ask me what is my very favorite thing, I think I’d say it’s choice. I suppose it’s like declaring that freedom is good. The very ability to make choices with our time, money, relationships, careers…these all make life so much richer than the alternative, having few choices. An uncluttered view of …
2021 Summer Newsletter: Salt Lake City
The dog days of summer are here. We just wrapped up the baseball season for my son, Michael, and his nine-year-old team of little leaguers. As you do in Utah, we started the season battling snow, rain and cold temps only to end the season scrambling for shade, dousing each other in sunscreen and praying a cloud would hover above …