FINANCIALLY FOCUSED

April 2025 Newsletter

Building a nimble strategy

No matter how squared away you think your financial strategy is, it’s probably not a bad idea to have backup you can pivot to if circumstances require it.

A Kiplinger article, You Need a Retirement Contingency Plan: Five Steps to Get It Done, has some excellent insights about how you may be able to prepare your assets for future economic uncertainty and personal change.

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Bananas are Radioactive

Bananas contain the natural isotope potassium-40, making them slightly radioactive. The human body contains roughly 16mg of potassium-40 making you 280 times more radioactive than a banana. Not to worry, any excess potassium leaves your system within a few hours!1

Yes, you need an estate plan

Whether you’re a millionaire or the sum of your assets is decidedly non-millionaire-like, the fact is you likely need an estate plan — because almost everyone needs an estate plan! A Kiplinger article, Ten Common Estate Planning Mistakes, has some excellent insights.

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Apple-Maple Glazed Ham

Get Cooking!

1 https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/fun-facts

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