The BottomsLine – Fall 2022
From the beginning, determining what our clients “want” in their future and helping them get there has been a common theme with individual insurance and employee benefits. Wants and needs vary according to circumstances and philosophy; nevertheless, there are several common themes that we see regularly as we interact with our clients.
The BottomsLine – Spring 2022
The Oxford Dictionary defines unique as “being the only one of its kind.” I am not saying there is not another firm like The Bottoms Group any place else on the planet, but I am saying that we are not aware of another firm like ours, with the attributes that we have.
The BottomsLine – Spring 2021
We all have a story – and our stories are unique. Years ago, I was sitting at my conference table with the owners of a successful business. Theconversation was around their assets and their family. At some point in conversations like this, theobjective is to understand what it is the clients want. It is all […]
The BottomsLine – Spring 2020
We love surprises. Like a birthday party…or the delivery of a thoughtful gift, or handwritten note. Unfortunately, we know that life inevitably gives us some bad surprises, sometimes suddenly. Like a health event that comes out of nowhere and takes a life, or diminishes income and financial resources that are needed for support…or the jolt […]
The BottomsLine – Fall 2019
After all of these years in the business, the point of it all has finally come into clear focus – I want to be a hero. And, although we’ve never verbalized exactly that way, the entire team at TBG has the same mindset. Please allow me to elaborate. In July, I was in Chicago for […]
The BottomsLine – Spring 2019
One of our physician clients recently asked us to take a look at an insurance policy insuring the life of his father. After 20 years of level premiums, the premium had recently increased and there was confusion about the future viability of the coverage and the ongoing premium commitment. As it turns out, the policy […]
The BottomsLine – Fall 2018
As I write this, a destructive hurricane is stalled over parts of the North Carolina coast creating significant damage, and supposedly heading west. That’s a little closer to home than we are used to here in Atlanta. Hurricanes are supposed to remain offshore and only threaten places like the Caribbean. Our optimistic spirits convince us […]
The BottomsLine – Spring 2018
Years ago, when I graduated from Georgia Tech and began my career, I had a future vision of what my life would be like by now. That vision was naïve. My lifestyle back then was fairly simple. Time moved on and I have accumulated more people in my life that I love. I’ve developed more […]
