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2025 In Review
2025 Economic Summary

Aaron Kolkman
1 day ago2 min read


Year-End Planning - Part Two
Year-end financial and tax planning considerations

Aaron Kolkman
Dec 151 min read


Year-End Planning - Part One
Year-end financial and tax planning considerations

Aaron Kolkman
Dec 81 min read


The Allocation Premium
Remember price versus value? How can you know what value looks like when it comes to your investment plan?

Aaron Kolkman
Dec 11 min read


Measuring the Whole Pie
Measuring the value of risk and return across the entire portfolio, and discovering if there was any value added in the construction process.

Aaron Kolkman
Nov 171 min read


When 1 + 1 = 3
Evaluating the Universal Pie Chart for Risk, Return & Correlation.

Aaron Kolkman
Nov 101 min read


The Universal Pie Chart
Brief summary on the benefits of asset aggregation, diverification, and soon... asset optimization.

Aaron Kolkman
Nov 31 min read


Take a Break and Aggregate
Asset aggregation is foundational to investment planning. It gives investors a universal view of their holdings and transactions, and creates an ongoing monitor for universal analysis.

Aaron Kolkman
Oct 271 min read


Stewarding Tomorrow's Cash
Hebrews 13:5 tells us, "Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” In John's Gospel, right before His death, we hear Jesus declare: " Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." (John 14:27) He says this right after He promises the Holy Spirit to those in relationship with Him. T

Aaron Kolkman
Oct 202 min read


U.S. Special Report - The Job Market
Special Report - United States Job Market

Aaron Kolkman
Oct 132 min read


The Power of Cash Flow
The Power of Cash Flow: If Cash is King, Cash Flow is Queen.

Aaron Kolkman
Oct 61 min read


Leaving a Legacy - Part II - The Big Picture
Verse of the Week: Proverbs 13:22 This week's episode connects estate planning to wealth transfer, and wealth transfer to legacy. Legacy is the history, the ethos, and the stewardship transition involved in wealth moving from one generation to the next. Much is made of business ownership and the compexities involved. This non-technical episode may be the biggest blessing ASV has offered you so far! Gratefully, Aaron & Team Weekly References: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/mj

Aaron Kolkman
Sep 301 min read


Leaving a Legacy: Part I - The Legacy Letter
The Legacy Letter, the Family Meeting, The Settlement Meeting, and Good Counsel.

Aaron Kolkman
Sep 221 min read


Your Estate and OBBBA
Awesome primer to get started with your lifetime plan for transferring wealth!

Aaron Kolkman
Sep 81 min read


A Family's Greatest Financial Risk
A focus on creating and transferring multi-generational wealth, and facing the greatest financial risk families face.

Aaron Kolkman
Aug 251 min read


The Dynamic Puzzle Box
The short version of financial planning fundamentals, with a focus on estate planning.

Aaron Kolkman
Aug 191 min read


Optimize Your Assets
Aaron Kolkman's classic work on Mean Variance Optimization - explained, illustrated, and shared.

Aaron Kolkman
Aug 111 min read


The Economic Machine - Not One, But Many
The economic machine that is the US economy - types of indicators, and their place in your decisions.

Aaron Kolkman
Aug 51 min read


Real Estate Graphs for U.S. Trends
Why not QE4 in 2025?
fideremedia
Jun 161 min read


Select Treasury Holdings by the Fed (2007-2024)
Why not QE4 in 2025?

Christopher Gerber
May 71 min read
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