By Keagan Kinsella | August 3, 2020

Welcome back to this month’s newsletter, and happy August! Here’s a preview of what we’re going to talk about today!

• Tik Tok made me do what??…Vacuum cleaner edition!
• Question of the week: Don’t I make my account more aggressive as I get closer to retirement because I will need to actually have more money to use sooner?
• All about this nationwide coin shortage
• A simple & healthy summer dessert recipe

By Keagan Kinsella | July 2020

Welcome back to this month’s newsletter, and happy Fourth of July! Here’s a preview of what we’re going to talk about today! 

• It’s wedding season!: Want to hear about a unique and financially-fun gift for brides and grooms this year?
• Question of the week: Will keeping my student loans around longer improve my credit score, or will paying them off ding it?
• Saving money tip: A different kind of online shopping… Face to Face-book! Have you experienced the magic of Marketplace?
• Quality of life after quarantine: Gyms open once again! What have you been missing? 

By Kate Chapman | June 17, 2020

I introduced my kids to puzzles at a young age, they would lay on our kitchen floor and put them together, for hours.  It was exciting to watch them use their cognitive skills, as well as their emotional skills. They learned patience, and would enjoy the reward of a completed picture at the end!

It’s one of those things that I look forward to doing, similar to reading a good book. Do you ever get so curious about the ending of a book, you skip the last couple chapters? A puzzle is different in the fact, that you know what it’s going to look like, it’s the journey of puzzling that intrigues me.

By Keagan Kinsella | June 1, 2020

Welcome back to this month's newsletter! How is June already here? While the world is still crazy, things things like work and being out of the house more are slowly starting to become “normal" again for many of us. 

One thing I personally find interesting is the power of perspective. For example, you may hear people talk about how their 401k or other investments have been “crushed” because of the market tanking. Or maybe you are just too scared to look at your statements because you feel like your investments have been crushed! That could be true, they may have been—but as I mentioned in last month’s newsletter, there was a big decline from February 19 that lasted until March 23 and since then, things have been slowly coming back up. Surprisingly, if you look back one year ago, the S&P 500 is actually up 8.1% (as of 5/29). We don’t pretend to know what the future will hold, but it’s always good to be aware to have context!

By Keagan Kinsella | May 1, 2020

Welcome back to the second edition of my monthly newsletter! Another month of social distancing, Zoom-hangouts, and turning on the news and knowing exactly what the headlines will be... There are lots of numbers flying around, whether it be COVID cases, the stock market (the S&P 500 was down double digits March, and up double digits in April!), the unemployment rate, or the price of a gallon of gasoline (stay tuned for more about why gas is so cheap). There will also be numbers in this newsletter, but my hope is they will be more relatable and fun to you!

In this newsletter I will share:

• Five key things to know about the CARES Act (and what it means for you!)
• Question of the month: Student loan edition
• Video: How to prioritize your cash flow (what to do with your stimulus check!?)
• My favorite online home workout videos
• Recipe of the month: Gooey Chocolate Chip Mug Cake (Protein packed!)​

 By Dorval & Chorne Team | April 9, 2020

After talking about Dan’s ultra-smoothie recipe in our recent communications and Keagan's April newsletter, we thought it would be helpful to show you how it’s made! Plus, Dan shares tips and insight about how nutrition plays into protection from sickness and overall wellbeing—things that we all can all do to help in the fight against Covid19 . We’ve had lots of positive feedback from those of you who have tried it!

Check it out:

By Keagan Kinsella | April 1, 2020

With all that’s going on in the world, it’s easy to conclude that things feel just plain different. Maybe you’re working at home, crossing off the future plans in your calendar, or having virtual happy hours with your friends for social interaction, it is safe to say we all have a new appreciation for health care workers and those on the front lines of fighting Coronavirus! We will also never look at shaking hands, hand sanitizer, live sporting events on TV, and seeing an abundance of toilet paper on store shelves the same again! If you have some time on your hands (we like time on the hands—not germs!), I wanted to start a form of communication where you can sign up to receive monthly newsletters centered around some of my favorite things which will include: financial planning, food, and fitness and other fun things that will hopefully help broaden your horizon about financial planning and other ways to enhance your quality of life!

In this week’s newsletter I will share:

• Dan’s favorite top-secret superfood, immune system boosting recipe
• A financial planning take on a viral Tweet about looking at your 401k balance
• Quarantine-friendly home bodyweight workout circuit (if you are missing the gym like I am!)
• Question of the day

By Keagan Kinsella | January 22, 2020

Below zero windchills and snowstorms are the perfect recipe for lazy days snuggled up under a pile of blankets, and some Netflix (or reading a good book if you’re one of us high-achieving, lazy people). The cold, hard truth is Minnesota winters make it easy to lose motivation! Seriously, sometimes the best part of working out at the gym is just to remember what it feels like to be warm. I bet you wouldn’t be surprised to know one of my favorite things is to daydream - while I’m scraping a layer of ice off my car - about how nice it would feel to be somewhere on a beach, where the temperature is warmer than my age… The nice thing is my mom thinks the same way, and she has found an awesome way to turn the daydream into motivation. And today I want to share a little about her side-hustle!

By Keagan Kinsella | June 20, 2019

Summer (also known as construction season in Minnesota) has arrived! And just like the highway detours and buildings popping up, no snow and cold means we can finally get around to our own home renovations! You know, things like windows, appliances, or updates that somehow seemed a bit less of a priority when it was -50F windchill. Well, except a furnace replacement, that one would be pretty urgent (talking from experience here…space heaters can only do so much!) 

"Delay payments, not gratification." The tagline of Afterpay, the latest company sweeping the retail market by storm, making online shopping even more enticing...

By Keagan Kinsella | April 2, 2019

Think back to when you were a kid. Do you remember some item that you desperately wanted and your parents said the only way you’d ever get it is if you bought it yourself? At 12-years old, how are you going to ever be able to afford that iPod Shuffle?!  By saving your money of course! Lawn mowing, babysitting, doing chores around the house…all that work leads up to that exciting day when you can walk into Best Buy and finally make it your own. As an adult, it changes just a bit, as the excitement of purchasing groceries isn’t quite the same.  But there are those “splurge items” that come across every now and then, and the way we think about those type of things is changing…