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Personal Notes

The Relative Value of Cats and Dogs

Watch this video on YouTube “I’d really like a Maine Coon cat, but they cost around $800. I’m not going to pay that much for a cat.” The man who said this paid $500 for his purebred Lab. Obviously, he’s willing to spend money on things he...

KFG Welcomes Lisa Rothe

The day we hired Lisa, we asked her if it was possible that she could delay starting for 6 weeks and she said, “I’ll make it work.”  That night Darla gave us her six-week notice.  Rick called Lisa the next morning and asked...

Capitalism, Weeds, and Brotherly Business Deals

Watch this video on YouTube What is capitalism? How does it work? For some time now I’ve been meaning to write a column on that topic, but it has seemed to be a daunting task more fit for an economist than a financial planner. Then I remembered this story from...

Farewell to Darla

As most of our clients know, Darla Creal and her husband, Tim, moved to Florida.  They are looking forward to being near their daughter, Leah, and their new grand baby.  Darla was a fixture here at KFG for the last seven years.  Her...

Main Street Square – Making Rapid City Proud

Just when you think Rapid City couldn’t get better civic leaders unveiled the much anticipated “Main Street Square” last night.  Located at the site of a former parking lot in the heart of historic downtown Rapid City, the square cost $6 million to...

New Learning, Connections in the Big Apple

I spent three days last week in New York City, the first I’ve been there in about 15 years.  The main purpose of my trip was to make a presentation to the annual conference of the American Group Psychotherapist Association (AGPA).  As far as I am aware,...