As we dig out from two feet of snow here in the Region, I know it seems particularly ironic to write a column about global warming. Whether or not one agrees with the conclusions of climate change proponents, however, is now irrelevant. As has been...

I still vividly remember the high-energy drawl of Ross Perot, renting prime-time network infomercial time to educate us on the insanity going on in Washington, D.C. With the fervor of a southern preacher, then Independent presidential candidate Perot...

This column is for my brothers and sisters in the struggle. For those among us who, like our household, have a high school senior in their ranks. In my house, my son’s college acceptance letters are in hand, the list has been narrowed and a...

It was the Friday before Martin Luther King Day in the year 2000. I was 29 years old and at the airport with six buddies, waiting for a mid-morning flight, on the way to a guys' ski trip in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Anyone who has ever been on a guys'...

2021 may be a year for a little creative IRA tax planning. A Traditional IRA is typically funded with contributions that were made pre-tax into a 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan and then rolled over to an IRA, or made on a “tax...

Last Saturday my brother and I, with a couple buddies, did a winter mountain bike ride at Imagination Glen in Portage. The ride was a fun adventure, and a solid workout. A perfect way to spend a beautiful January afternoon in Indiana. In the car on...

I love America, mostly I love the idea that is America. I believe the “idea” has drawn people here from all over the planet, and the fruits of the “idea” have drawn even more. The idea, in my mind, is in America there is no permanent social...

Two weeks ago my oldest daughter texted me a link to a blog post she found on Linked In. The thesis of the post was “COVID changed everything forever.” Her text attached to the link was “This makes me sad.” I read the lengthy post, which...

Social distancing, mask wearing, and keeping one another safe may have made our events look a bit different this year, but it didn’t stop the Valparaiso and Porter County community from finding ways to safely gather to entertain. We covered virtual...

My readers know I like to delve into the rabbit hole from time to time, and because of my privilege of working with hundreds of families for their planning and asset management, I feel like I get to live on the edge of popular thought on economics...