Financial Insights Blog

I was privileged to participate on a panel at a women’s breakfast hosted by the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy at the end of April. The...

May 2017 You’ve likely heard the classic investment mantra to sell in May and go away, meaning to sell your stocks and avoid being invested in the...

Gender equality in the workforce is not a new topic, but one that requires persistent discussion and influence in an effort to close the gap that...

Is college worth it? A few years after baby boomers finished college beginning in the 90s, the cost of education started rising higher than the costs...

Market Insight - May 2018 It has been quite some time since the phrase “cash is king” has been uttered. In general, the idiom has been used to make...

Over the past few weeks, several of the Birchwood team members have been polling their peers, family members, neighbors and even clients, in hopes of...

Recently at a family reunion, I overheard my niece Brittany explaining to my daughters that she often says, “Thank you Past Brittany!” That got my...

My sister in law is an Emergency Room nurse. Our conversations can be odd in that when I talk finance, she wants to cover her ears. When she talks...

As a Financial Advisor, talking about money, finances and cash flow with clients is a normal every day occurrence. One of the most common questions...

Today, there are more successful, wealthy women in America than at any time in our history. This growing trend might lead you to believe that women...