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Investing fundamentals: A shift in winds
“A fundamental shift to a weaker dollar creates opportunities both here and abroad.”
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Money Talk Quiz, June 2021
Besides guiding clients in individual conversations, Landaas & Company advisors offer more general investment insights through articles on the Money Talk page and discussions during the weekly Money Talk Podcast. Test your knowledge from recent podcasts by answering a few questions. Pursue more knowledge through links to further information. […]
Pandemic-inspired retirement rehearsal
By Joel Dresang Rehearsal helps performance. It conditions us. It informs our expectations. It lets us anticipate how we’ll handle a situation. Even improvisers rehearse. Research suggests rehearsal can help retirement, too. […]
For What It’s Worth: Cold turkey
By Joel Dresang Sometimes when an individual undergoes an abrupt change, we say they’ve gone “cold turkey.” The expression long applied to drug addicts who tried to quit with little transition. More recently, the phrase has covered wider circumstances, such as moving from work to retirement with little preparation. […]
Taking risks, fearing the wrong thing
By Joel Dresang Life is full of risks, and as we try to assess how to handle them, it’s common to misjudge which risks to fear the most. […]
Money Talk Quiz: Why did they say that?
To see if you’ve been paying attention, test your knowledge on a sample of what Landaas & Company advisors have addressed recently in Money Talk articles and during the weekly Money Talk Podcast. (Winners receive wisdom and bragging rights.) […]

FWIW: Ballpark
I wouldn’t be off base to say that baseball has contributed mightily to common everyday expressions. For instance: Ballpark.