Mari Fries, CFP® EA August 14, 2026 As my spouse and I drive to drop our daughter Zoe off at college, I can’t help but reminisce about my own college drop-off: the trips back and forth to the car as we unloaded my belongings and transformed a small, unfamiliar room into a home. Some things have stayed the same. But after nearly two decades working in the financial industry, I’m also keenly aware of just […]
We’ve moved out of Wendy’s house! We’re now at 308 Main Street in Greenfield, on the third floor above the Hens & Chicks storefront on the corner of Main and School Street, right across from the Town Common. Use the yellow door in the middle of the store front and go up two flights of stairs. If you need an elevator, text us at 413-829-4832 or call us at 413-829-4838 and we’ll come down with […]
In our recent travels, we heard from two strategists, Paul Ma from Fidelity and Robert Stein from First Trust. While the US still has its share of long-term problems, we came away from these meetings feeling much more positive about where things are heading over the next year. Inflation may be coming down: rents dropped 5% in December, wage inflation has decreased to 4%, and tariffs have settled at a more reasonable level. Lower inflation […]