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Our New Year Plans [Video]

Here for the 2020 New Year, we wanted to share with you a few things we like doing outside of our professional life that we want to get back to doing in this upcoming year.  Trevore: For me, I’d really like to get back to woodworking and get back to playing soccer. Robert: For 2020,…

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Merry Christmas! Our Christmas Traditions [Video]

Christmas is a time where there are many family traditions. We’ve all been talking about our family traditions that we want to share with you. Michelle: So one that I can think of is there is a time when we can always be there. So whether we celebrate a week after Christmas or a couple days…

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Happy Thanksgiving From All Of Us! [Video]

Thanksgiving is the season and time of year where we all get to stop reflect and celebrate what has happened throughout the last year. And we all have stories from this past year. And one that we are thankful for is your receptiveness to our growing team.  And one of the things I’m personally thankful…

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[Video] Merry Christmas!

STEPHEN SMALENBERGER, EA Think of a special gift you’ve gotten for Christmas?  One that we like to give is shared experiences.  Think of a Disney on Ice, going on a ski trip with your family, dinner, movie, or concert tickets.  All of these are really special because it shows that you’ve thought of someone else…

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A New Chapter

A New Chapter!

Welcome to the Financial Design Studio!  Thank you for taking the time to check out our website.  This is a new chapter in our lives that we have always dreamed about.  We are happy to now share years of our thoughts that we have set into motion over the past few weeks.  We promise that…

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