Top 5 Things to Do With Your Stimulus Check
Many Americans began receiving a check that say, “2008 Economic Stimulus Payment” this past week.&nb...>more

Those Stubborn Facts
I just finished watching the John Adams series on HBO (thank you to Laura and Sean - friends who rec...>more

Stimulus Package
I had a couple people ask me about my comments on the Stimulus Package recently passed by Congress s...>more

Downturns in the Market….and why we are comfortable with them:
Those of you who’ve been clients for a long time have heard me say it time and again - I’m usually m...>more

Caucus Night
Just got back home from my caucus and felt like writing some thoughts down.  There were more pe...>more

Resolutions, Goals and Motivation
So it’s January 2008 and time for me to review how I did last year and what I want to accomplish thi...>more

Rocktober/Legacy Postscript
Thank you to everyone who came to our Legacy Planning Workshop - we’ll definitely be doing it again…...>more

Is a cell phone a luxury or a necessity?
I just read a summary of a recent study done by the Pew Research Center that looked at trends in con...>more

Rocktober!
Or things you learn from your Dad and baseball…. Can you believe the amazing run the Colorado Rocki...>more

Staying Motivated….thinking about heroic people
Another way to stay motivated toward your goals is to read and think about people you admire.  ...>more

Staying Motivated Continued…
Last time I was talking about steps for keeping motivated toward your financial goals and interrupte...>more

Staying Motivated for Financial Success
How do you stay motivated to get your finances in order or continue the program you're on? ...>more

Real Costs and the Unseen
I was reading an article the other day and it reminded me about something I think cannot be stressed...>more

Independence Day Thoughts
Well it's late on the 4th of July - I can still hear the occasional pop of some fireworks and th...>more

Adventure and Safety
I recently came back from a vacation where I did my first real open water scuba diving. Before I act...>more

Behavioral Finance
One of the things we’ve recently started is making sure all of our new clients get a copy of the boo...>more

Writing on the Fly
I’m kind of liking this writing on the fly stuff and hope I can find time to keep it going – partly ...>more

DOW 13,000 +
We’ve had a number of clients ask about the significance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average reachin...>more

My First Blog
Now that we’ve revised the ALTIUS Web site, I’ve decided to include an ongoing blog. Some of you may...>more