Finance + Legal Services

The View From 25 Years Out

Faith, Patience and DisciplineOctober 2026Last month the country marked twenty-five years since September 11, 2001. Most of us can still name the room we were standing in when the news came. Few days in American life have been burned in that deeply.What people tend to forget is that the attacks did not land on a calm market. They landed in the middle of a long, grinding collapse. To understand what 9/11 meant for investors, you have to see the whole stretch around it.The 929 DaysFrom March 24...

Food + Beverage

Eat Your Way to Better Blood Pressure

Small food choices can make a meaningful difference for your heart and kidneys Article by Marilia Campos, MD Optima Kidney Care When people hear “high blood pressure,” they often think medication first. But what we eat every day can have a surprisingly powerful effect on blood pressure—and, in turn, on the health of our heart and kidneys. One of the best places to start is sodium. For most adults, a good goal is to stay below 2,300 mg of sodium per day—about the amount of sodium in one...

Finance + Legal Services

Money Matters

Low and Slow Article by Nathan Oeming The best meals in my life were never fast. A brisket that spends twelve hours in the smoker. A pot of soup that simmers all afternoon. Bread that rises overnight. Whatever the dish, the pattern holds time does the work, and the cook's job is mostly to resist the urge to interfere. The financial industry sells microwave cooking. The hot stock, the timely trade, the asset class of the month. It looks like action, and action feels like progress. But wealth...

Food + Beverage

An Afternoon Steeped in Serenity

Doja Tea Lounge offers afternoon tea, finger foods, and a new sense of connection Article by Abby Snethen | Photography by Brian Simcoe Afternoon tea used to be considered a luxury past-time for upper class members in England, where people would sit down between the times of lunch and dinner, indulge in tea and finger foods, and converse about their lives and local happenings. Doja Tea’s has brought this luxury to Tualatin and Portland to not only serve tea, but to create an accessible place...