To Inform: Wednesday marked a new day at the U.S. Federal Reserve. It was the conclusion of new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s first Federal Open Market Committee meeting. A few things came out of this week’s meeting. To be precise, these things were the Committee’s decision to leave rates alone, the issuance of a […]

To Inspire: Have you ever felt at the end of a season that you didn’t do some of the things you wanted to do? Or felt like you missed out on some of the opportunities that season holds? This year, summer officially begins this weekend on Sunday, June 21 (the astronomical summer solstice). If you […]

To Inform: An initial public offering, or IPO, refers to the process of where a privately owned company first sells shares of stock to the public. Often, this process is referred to as the company “going public.”  Companies typically use IPOs to raise capital for growth, pay down debt, or allow early investors/founders to cash […]

To Inspire: We’re preparing to take a bus load of our women clients and friends to the Ohio Reformatory for Women – on Tuesday July 14th. There they will spend the day with a group of women that have experienced great challenges in their life and have committed serious offenses. But in their time of […]

To Inform:   Here at The Joseph Group our mission is to “help create great lives one story at a time.” We are here to encourage our clients to tell the story that brings them the most joy! How does the Joseph Group help you do this? We do this by knowing you, your family, […]

To Inspire: I recently came across a video of a girl who is about my age (early 20’s) and shared this quote. “If life is a cycle of dirty dishes and doing your laundry, that also means it’s a life filled with home cooked meals and clean clothes.” When researching, I couldn’t find who created this quote and […]

To Inform: If I surveyed a room of our clients and asked what phrase comes to mind when they hear the word “Timex” it wouldn’t take long before someone called out “takes a licking but keeps on ticking!” In researching old advertisements, I found a commercial from the 1970s that showed a long-haul trucker telling […]

To Inspire: The Memorial Tournament starts on Monday. Although I’m not a golfer, I’m very aware that it is one of golf’s greatest traditions, now spanning 50 years since the inaugural tournament in 1976. The tournament began as a dream of Columbus native Jack Nicklaus – to build a championship caliber course here in Columbus […]

To Inform: Many of us have heard the phrase, “control what you can control.” There are many things we can’t control when it comes to investing and financial markets. We are at the mercy of investor emotions, the business cycle, geopolitics, and a host of other things. Despite this there are a good number of […]

To Inspire: Farmer Rudy Neish, 77, suddenly found himself in an unfamiliar position – caretaker and cook. His wife, Linda, handled all the cooking until her health started to decline. Fortunately, a neighbor who loves to cook has stepped in to help. Rudy and Linda have been married for 26 years. Rudy told The Today […]