by Kathleen Burns Kingsbury | Oct 12, 2026 | Next Act, Retirement
I sat by my friend’s bed and felt helpless. She is dying of cancer after a long, brave battle over many years, and her 66th birthday is just a month away. As I drove away from her house, my eyes filled with tears. How could someone so full of energy and gusto die so...
by Kathleen Burns Kingsbury | Sep 7, 2026 | Communicating Value, Financial Conversations
Advisors are experts at planning everyone else’s retirement, but rarely their own. The result is a succession crisis across the financial services industry. Just look at these startling statistics from Kestra Financial and Bluespring Wealth Partners’ 2025...
by Kathleen Burns Kingsbury | Aug 10, 2026 | Communicating Value, Financial Conversations
As I sat in the dimly lit room, surrounded by women who have been deeply affected by the bias against mothers, my frustration grew. We live in a culture where motherhood is weaponized and has been for decades. Whether you identify with the “girl boss”...
by Kathleen Burns Kingsbury | Jul 13, 2026 | Communicating Value, Financial Conversations
Summer is my favorite time to catch up on books — business reads, beach reads, and everything in between. I love supporting authors because I know firsthand how much work goes into publishing a book. So this summer, I’m sharing four titles I recently discovered...
by Kathleen Burns Kingsbury | Jul 6, 2026 | Communicating Value, Financial Conversations
I looked up at the trail in front of me. Called “Coronary,” it’s a steep uphill climb that I usually avoid on my mountain bike. But not this year. Despite my tired legs, my goal was to reach the top; a feat I had never seriously set my sights on...
