Ryan S. Ponsford

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Finding the right advisor can be tricky. There are many difference styles of advisors as well as business models, so it makes sense to be informed on the differences. For this article, I'll merely share a few tips that are somewhat less common. In a coming article, I'll reveal the nuances of the difference models: Sales, Advice, and Discernment. Be clear on your purpose for hiring an advisor in the first place. What are you really looking for? What’s missing in your life

The world of financial advice and investment management is a wildly misunderstood industry. Many of us are under the assumption that their role is to help you make money and create wealth. Sorry to break it to you, but it’s just not the case. It took me over a decade of being undercover in the industry to even recognize what it’s really about, and another decade to figure out what to do about it. (Yes, I’m slow.) Maybe these cliff notes will come in handy for one or two

While Susan sat in the waiting room to meet with her parents’ financial advisors, she was nervous, excited, sad, curious, overwhelmed, and anxious, all at the same time. She knew these guys had worked with her parents for a very long time; Mom and Dad spoke very highly of them, but she had never met them in person. Neither had her brother or sister. Receiving the call that her father had passed away, just four months after losing her Mom, had come as a pretty big shock. He

At any point in life it seems we can look back and wish we knew back then what we know now. If knew back in high school what I know now, I would have done some things differently. If I knew in college what I know now, I would have altered a few decisions. My first job, if only I’d known. My first failed business endeavor, I would have, could have, and should have… Life is full of lessons and experiences, and in most cases the lessons come after we’re given the test. It’

On January 15, 2012, our third child entered the world. Neither of the others arrived in a smooth, eventless fashion, but this one certainly upped the ante. His entrance provided new understanding of how we operate in crisis, moments of helplessness, and the utter challenge a parent faces in not knowing if their own child will be okay. All of our babies have been big; our second, Alexis was delivered at 11 pounds. When Jen was full term with the third, while the doctors in

Who am I? My name is Ryan. I come from a people who shared values, music, faith, education, and life lessons. From them I learned the importance of family, integrity, fun, faith, and music. My people have shaped me into who I am today. I am the result of a wonderful family heritage; a bit of which I'll share... My Grandpa Ralph was a World War II Army Veteran, a linguistics teacher, and reading specialist. He taught us the importance of country, patriotism, education, a