Financial Advisor | CFP® | Dad | Steelers & Penguins fan | iPhone addict |
Like I said in May, this isn’t becoming a running blog. I still plan on posting about races, and other things that seem relevant, but I don’t plan on posting every detail leading up to Vegas this December. To that end, I had the “brilliant” idea while driving back from vacation to start 18 weeks to… [Continue Reading]
I swear this isn’t morphing into a running blog. I think. Either way. Last night I set the alarm for 2:58 am, because the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon re-opened registration and I didn’t want to miss the cutoff. (Click the image for the full size version) In hindsight, that was clearly unneccessary, as… [Continue Reading]
Thirteen Days. Two half marathons. That qualifies me for entry level in the “Half Marathon Fanatics” club, but I doubt I’ll spend the 35 bucks to make it official. This time I didn’t need to travel far to run 13.1 miles. May 28th was the 35th running of the Ogden classic, but the first edition… [Continue Reading]
This weekend, I completed my first half marathon at the UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon. Because of the early morning start, we decided to head into town early and make a weekend out of it. On Friday, we went to dinner at Atria’s, on the corner of PNC park near the Clemente Bridge. We… [Continue Reading]
At the beginning of this year, I set 3 personal goals for myself. I’ve never been a big goal setter. Typically, if I decide on something I want to do, I just start doing it. I’m the same way professionally. I don’t always have a lot of patience for endless discussion around what we should… [Continue Reading]
Partially inspired by remembering my friend John Sterrett’s post this time last year, I’ve decided to “write down” a few things I plan to accomplish in 2011. As you’ll see on Monday, I’m not a fan of New Years Resolutions. Mainly because, if you decide to do something, why wait until a random date to… [Continue Reading]
After running my first 5k in several years, I signed up for the 33rd running of the Pittsburgh Great Race 10k. It seemed fairly intimidating when I signed up. Not because of the distance, but based on the organizers capping the entries at 14,000. I ran the Debbie Green 5k earlier in the summer mainly… [Continue Reading]
When I started running again this spring I incorporated my iPhone in just about every way possible. I used one of the many Couch to 5k apps to get back into shape injury free, and almost always had either the iPod or one of the radio apps playing outside or on the treadmill. Since then,… [Continue Reading]
Not too long ago I raced road bikes, and was fairly competitive. Somewhere along the line I didn’t make the time to stay in good enough shape to hang with the local Wednesday night ride, and not long after didn’t ride much at all. I stayed in decent shape by going to the gym most… [Continue Reading]
Last night, the Pittsburgh Penguins "welcomed back" both Jaromir Jagr and Max Talbot. Jagr has been … [Read More...]
Not too long ago I raced road bikes, and was fairly competitive. Somewhere along the line I didn’t make the time to stay in good enough shape to hang with the local Wednesday night ride, and not long after didn’t ride much at all. I stayed in decent shape by going to the gym most… [Continue Reading]
The 2011 edition of the Technology Tools for Today conference wrapped up this afternoon in sunny Weston FL. Like last year, I’ve come away with several ideas about ways our financial advisory practice can make better use of technology. For extensive coverage of T3, check out the live blog by RIA Biz. As for me,… [Continue Reading]
By now you’ve probably seen more than a handful of advertisements or solicitations encouraging you to convert your Traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. If you haven’t, take a moment to google Roth conversions and see how many ads and articles appear, extolling this opportunity. Why all the hype? 2010 marks the first time… [Continue Reading]
