Ridgeline Financial Partners

10/16/2026

For a small business, the loss of a key person could cause financial hardship.

Business owners may be able to protect themselves from the financial consequences of losing a key employee.

10/14/2026

Life evolves constantly, and your legacy approach should too. Marriage, divorce, welcoming a child, health shifts, or legislative changes are all good reasons to revisit whether your current approach still matches your goals.

10/13/2026

Stocks ended last week higher after an up-and-down week where a kitchen sink of economic, geopolitical, and AI-related events competed for investors’ attention. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 1.15 percent, while the Nasdaq...

10/12/2026

Are your passwords easy to crack or difficult to decipher? Test your knowledge.

10/09/2026

Attention Estate Executors: Do you know about the Alternate Valuation Date?

Executors can value the estate on the date of death, or on its six-month anniversary —the “Alternate Valuation Date.

10/08/2026

Stocks finished the third quarter mixed. The S&P 500 gained 2.03%, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 2.47%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 2.70%. Halloween is next on the calendar, with U.S. consumers expected to spend \$13.5 billion USD this year and 6.26 million Canadian children in their trick-or-treating years.

Stocks were mixed in the third quarter as economic, geopolitical, and corporate earnings news pushed the broad market higher while weighing on the Dow Industrials.

10/07/2026

There’s 5 phases to changing unhealthy behaviors. Here’s how to do it.

Five phases to changing unhealthy behaviors.

10/05/2026

Business owners should consider a succession plan sooner rather than later.

There are a number of reasons for business owners to consider a business succession plan sooner rather than later.

10/02/2026

Your credit score may impact what you pay for auto and home insurance.

Your credit score may influence how much you pay for auto and home insurance.

09/30/2026

Learn about Medicare Advantage and the choices it offers you for health care coverage, prescription drugs, and more.

Overview of Medicare Advantage, what’s in them, special rules, and more.