A Life Well Lived

When I heard the words, I felt like all of the oxygen had been sucked out of me.  It was the end of the day, two months ago, when my daughter called me as I was wrapping things up to go home.  “Bethany Brown passed away in her sleep last night.”  It took me a… Read More

Critical Tax Updates

We try to cover topics that are relevant and interesting to our clients, but sometimes we need to relay information that is very relevant, but not very interesting to people who don’t crunch numbers for a living.  This is one of those articles that covers the upcoming changes to the tax code that is relevant… Read More

The Power of the Written Word

Often times the things that make a person successful in life are also what will make a business successful.  A phone call I received this week reminded me of this.  Several years ago, my wife and I attended a small church in Richmond, Indiana where the pastor asked us if we would be interested in… Read More

Cross Country & Business Success

I’m sure you can quickly come up with a few parallels even if you never followed or participated in the sport. For example, just like cross country runners, business owners and employees have to adapt to different terrain, set a competitive pace, endure through hard times and of course, go for the win.  Although it… Read More

The Basics of Business

We have been enjoying our first few weeks in our new office in Bellevue and one of the perks of moving to the new area is we have a fresh selection of places to satisfy our hunger pangs when lunch time rolls around.  This past week a few of us walked to a local sandwich… Read More

Business Vision

A few months ago I was fortunate to spend an evening at the Monet exhibit that a client hosted at the Cincinnati Art Museum.  There was one landscape that drew me in due to its depth when viewed from about 20 feet away.  When I moved as close to the painting as the curator allowed… Read More

To Pop… Part 5

How is Mackey Advisors like popcorn?  The answer is simple, popcorn pops.  In his book ‘The Science of Getting Rich’ Wallace Wattles spends a lot of time discussing the need to get a clear and detailed vision of what you want to achieve.  At Mackey Advisors we help you to take the vision that you… Read More