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The Midterm Election and Long-Term Investing

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Jared Friedman CFP®Investing Intelligence

With the November midterm election approaching, campaigns are starting to intensify across the country. Politics have only grown more divisive in recent decades, so it’s natural for investors to wonder whether the election should influence their financial decisions. More than […]

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The Bond Market is Moving

August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 Jared Friedman CFP®Investing Intelligence

Most days, the bond market doesn’t make headlines. It quietly does its job while stocks get most of the attention. But every so often, the bond market reminds everyone why it matters. And that’s exactly what’s happening right now. Long-term […]

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The Money Lesson We Should’ve Learned in School: Sequence Matters

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 Jared Friedman CFP®Financial Planning

We learned how to solve equations and prep for tests. What most of us didn’t learn is the order our money should work in. Not the what—save, invest, pay down debt, build a cushion—but the sequence. And sequence is where […]

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Top 3 Things to Make or Break Your Financial Plan

July 28, 2026July 28, 2026 Jared Friedman CFP®Financial Planning

Most people obsess over investment returns, tax hacks, or the “perfect” budget. Those matter, but they’re not the primary drivers of long-term success. The three numbers that dominate your financial life are the cost of housing, the cost of cars, […]

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Trump Accounts

July 21, 2026July 21, 2026 Jared Friedman CFP®Financial Planning

If you’ve seen a few headlines about Trump Accounts lately, you may have noticed one thing: Nobody seems to explain them quite the same way. Depending on which article you’ve read, they might sound like a college savings account, a […]

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Jared Friedman CFP®

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