by Ben Hockema, CFP® | Jun 6, 2024 | Basics, Investing
When I meet a new acquaintance and they ask me the pervasive “what do you do” question, I struggle with the best way to answer. If I say something like “Financial Advisor” or “Financial Planner”, I know that the immediate reaction is to assume that I either sell...
by Ben Hockema, CFP® | Aug 10, 2022 | Basics
Compounding. It sounds like a word they would use on a farm. As in, “I’ve got some compounding to do down on the back forty so I won’t be able to shuck corn with ya this afternoon”. In reality, compounding is just one more of those financial...