“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt Those are the brave ...

You may not talk about it much with others, but the older you get, the more you think ...

Years ago, I loved staging weekend garage sales. I’d fill my garage and driveway with our household’s excess ...

Your life is complicated.  The demands of your career and your family are accelerating. As the number of ...

All the numbers in your financial plan add up and they say,  “You can do this.”  You’re ready ...

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If you’ve overlooked some of the financial planning issues described below, don’t beat yourself up: you’re in good ...

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Sandene Strategies’ viewpoint on collaboration builds upon elements of our first two core values: Trust (integrity) and sharing ...

One of the most common problems that we see among all our clients, from corporate executives to wealthy ...

Steve Adams is smart, self-confident, and pays great attention to detail. After graduating from the University of Rhode ...

Integrity became our founder’s most important core value when he adopted the Certified Financial Planner® Code of Ethics ...

We’ve provided financial planning to high earners in their 30s and 40s for decades. We’ve seen it all: ...

People hate losing money, and that sometimes causes them to lose more. If you’re like most people, the ...

At Sandene Strategies, generosity has a heavily-weighted altruistic component.  We like to share our resources, knowledge and expertise ...

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It’s not a newsflash to say, “people get emotional about money.” However, modern macroeconomics is based on rational ...

At Sandene Strategies, diligence isn’t our end game.  Working hard on the wrong things is like digging deeper ...

Discernment is an uncommon term, but it perfectly describes our decision-making process.  As human beings, one of the ...

In last week’s story, Steve Adams left the comfort of his corporate career to become a business owner. ...

In prior exercises you’ve established what’s important to you (Core Values) and looked back to the high and ...

Sandene Strategies’ pursuit of excellence is based upon the notion that, “a job worth doing is a job ...

We run into this objection from time to time: “I’m not one of the big guys—I don’t need ...

When planning for the future one must be careful not to get bogged down and burdened by prior ...

Sandene Strategies’ perspective on abundance is derived from the description of a growth mindset found in Carol Dweck’s ...

“A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.” – John Barrymore I spent the ...

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What’s Next? We’ve heard the story many times. An entrepreneur successfully navigates past and through all the obstacles ...

Last week, we explained why a growth mindset is absolutely necessary to create a new beginning of growth, ...

Integrity became our founder’s most important core value when he adopted the Certified Financial Planner® Code of Ethics ...

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If you want to create a new beginning—a life of purpose and fulfillment—the most important factor, by far, ...