Todd Nelson

A Twin Cities ad exec believes 2025 is ‘the year of the independents’

There’s a whole movement behind FIRE, where followers live frugally and save dutifully in an effort to retire before age 65 and live comfortably then.

After a 25-year career, Margaret Murphy started Bold Orange in 2017. It now has more than 150 employees and topped $30 million in revenue last year.

Financial experts have several methods to help clients pay down credit cards and set realistic spending plans for the future.

After the pandemic forced creative firm Latitude to refocus, CEO Krista Carroll said it has donated $8.5 million to international and domestic causes.

A California road trip helped a Minneapolis design firm bring Lagunitas back to its roots

Unless you make plans for your digital afterlife — from photographs to cryptocurrency — accessing your online assets once you’re gone can become a time-consuming, expensive and frustrating task for family and friends.

A stalled storm over the Midwest will keep a few showers and T-storms in our forecast into much of next week. Heaviest rains may fall near the Iowa border (where severe drought is setting in) and models print out an inch of rain over the next week. We get a break from the heat: 70sand 80s until further notice. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson

Sue Kruskopf might have sold her KC Truth agency to SixSpeed, but she’s still doling out hot takes via short videos posted online.

From passports to loan documents to credit card bills and more, here’s how to manage important documents whether online or in real life.