Crosshairs are only good up close. The longer the shot, the more likely the wind will move your shot off target. And so, snipers learn to aim away from the target to adjust for the journey to the target. Financial planning is very similar – aiming for a far away target with many uncertainties along…

In the last 60 days, two Atlanta companies sold for more than $700 million.  Founders, employees and investors who toiled for years with the hope of a better future realized their dream.  They became financially independent in an instant. But as history has shown us, liquid wealth can create problems. Malcolm Gladwell’s new book David…

Today is the start of Venture Atlanta.  Thirty-one companies were selected from more than 200 applicants to give an 8 minute presentation to more than 700 people.  As a sponsor for the second year in a row, I had the pleasure of serving on the selection committee for the presenting companies. Most of the 700…

For the last 9 months, I have been working on a presentation around the new book. After completing the lengthy writing process, I was not really interested in embarking on another journey, but it seems I found one. I learned to enjoy speaking. The speaking journey began after I did my very first presentation to…

We are very excited to announce our first donation of kindles to jump start a reading lab at Minor Elementary school in Gwinnett County.  Holcombe Financial purchased 40 kindles for the new Digital Den in their media center to launch a reading program for underprivileged kids at this Title 1 public school.  By partnering with…