The eponymous John Denver song of our title came to us today as we completed the final day of our semi-annual staff retreat, which was faciliated by our Rocky Mountain friend David Brand on the same day that the S&P 500 stock index attained a new…
Herein a few updates to yesterday’s Digest. Sequester Postscript After dominating the headlines in recent weeks and months, the sequester is here. President Obama signed the order last night to impose $85 billion in cuts to domestic and military programs after a last minute meeting with Congressional…
We just came across a Journal of Financial Planning article written by Bonnie Hughes and it contained extended quotes from Elissa and Dave in response to the question: What do you think is the right thing to be doing for your practice and your clients?…
In this edition of the Digest we discuss the National Day of Service, unveil a new recording of the YeBu® Investment Philosophy, provide an update on year-end tax reporting via your Client Private Page®, offer advice on finding senior housing for aging parents, and review the virtues…
In this edition of the Digest, we talk about what happened to the Fiscal Cliff, YeBu’s 5th anniversary, Elissa’s new role as Chair of the Foundation for Financial Planning, our newest CFP®, some tips on applying for the FAFSA, and the winner of our company Fantasy…
On January 1, 2013, Yeske Buie celebrated its 5th anniversary. Elissa and Dave have been in the profession of financial planning for 30 years and in business for themselves for 23 years, Yeske & Co. having been founded in 1990 and Financial Planning Group in…
Elissa has been honored by the Foundation for Financial Planning (FFP) by officially becoming the Chair of the Foundation for 2013 after serving as Chair-elect for 2012. “We are about helping people in need take control of their financial lives through pro bono advice and financial…
Yeske Buie has joined in on the sports fun by having the staff participate in the different sporting challenges throughout the year ranging from the World Cup to March Madness to Fantasy Football. The YeBu Live Big Fantasy Football League was our most recent competition…
We recently posted an analysis of the tradeoffs involved with realizing embedded capital gains in 2012 before presumed higher rates kick in starting January 1 (Cliffhanger: The Fiscal Cliff and Year-End Planning), in which we focused largely on the tradeoff between keeping more capital invested and eventually having gains…