Let’s start by wishing Keaton Anderson, the Voice of the Tiger Den, a successful later afternoon, and evening while PA announcing IHSAA regional championship action beginning this afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Tiger Den.

We’ve been talking on the radio and in this column about some basic things to do to get 2026 started off right. Getting organized is often the first step. One area where organization can really pay off is in your financial records. Today, we are going to offer some suggestions on organizing your financial records.

I have several things running around in my head today, so I am going to fit them all into my space.

Editor, Times-Union: Whenever a president of the United States of either political party makes a despicable racist posting on social media or by any other means, and is seen or heard by a Congressman of either political party, and does not condemn this evil and despicable act, they are complicit in this deplorable racist act.

Before there was any settlement along the lakeshore, the name of the lake was Eagle Lake. Presumably this name was given by John B. Chapman, who was charged with settling and developing the properties of northern Indiana, including Kosciusko County.

The Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics are sharing time again.

Over the last 40 years, a huge change has taken place in how Americans fund their retirement. Recognizing that change, and what it means to you, may be very important in determining what retirement lifestyle you can afford.

As we enter the month of February 2026, I would like to provide several updates from my office.

We are mere days away from Super Bowl Sunday and that means two things: we are approaching the end of football season, as well as the end of this year’s Can Connor Cover? series. 

In 1975, Brigadier Josef Korbel of The Salvation Army came to Marshalltown, Iowa, for Evangelistic meetings.

With word filtering out of Indianapolis that the IHSAA has received an official proposal that would introduce a shot clock to the rules of Indiana high school basketball, it felt right to talk about rules changes in general.

When Grace Theological Seminary moved back to Winona Lake in 1939 from its founding location in Akron, Ohio, part of the incentive to relocate was the availability of a good theological library.

Various percentages of approval (ranging from 68% to 76%) among Indiana high school boys’ and girls’ basketball coaches have been noted in news articles and social media regarding the IHSAA’s consideration of the 35-second shot clock for Indiana high school basketball.

Asset allocation is a basic tenet of a well-constructed investment plan. When the markets become volatile, asset allocation can be an important tool. Having a financial strategy that includes an asset allocation plan may help you to stay on track, even as markets change rapidly.

I have been doing some research at the Warsaw Public Library looking at old issues of the Warsaw Union. 

I have been keeping a secret from you all.

One year in, the difference is real. After a weak economy and a country in decline under President Biden, America is back on track under President Trump and House Republicans with lower costs, bigger paychecks, and safer communities.

Torrey Johnson and Billy Graham were fishing one day off the coast of Florida. Johnson was the pastor of Midwest Bible Church in Chicago and Graham, a recent graduate of Wheaton College, was the young pastor of a church in Western Springs, a suburb of Chicago.

I’m incredibly happy about the Indiana University (IU) Hoosiers’ clinching the College Football Playoff title last Monday.

In the 30-plus years I’ve been in the financial planning business, I have been asked many times about ideas and methods for staying on top of your financial life. Many people take the time to put together a financial plan, work on implementing it, then ignore it for years at a time.

Saying goodbye is never fun, but sometimes, it’s much harder than others. This is one of those times.

It’s Sunday night, and I am standing up from my favorite reclining chair because I can’t take it anymore.

Spring Fountain Park, as modern-day Winona Lake was known at the turn into the 20th century, was growing by leaps and bounds. Automobiles were not yet common, so most visitors came via the bustling rail system that stretched across the corn and bean fields of northern Indiana.

These two words popped into my mind during a weekly phone call Sunday morning with my uncle/godfather where we cover topics including business, politics, entertainment, and sports (of course).

Our last two articles discussed putting a financial plan and a net worth statement together, as well as writing down your financial goals. In this article, we talk about how to put all these pieces together to accomplish an in-depth household budget you set out for.