Darin Kight - Southpaw Financial

10/05/2026

October is filling up fast.
If “I need to sit down and get my financial life organized” has been sitting on your to-do list for a while, I still have a few openings this month.

Come in, grab a cup of coffee, and let’s talk through it.

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09/30/2026

Time in the market, has always beat trying to time the market.

09/30/2026

“Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.”
— Helen Keller

Pajama Project Success!

September’s Pajama Project was a HUGE success! Thanks to the generosity of the Kiwanis Club of Tahlequah and our wonderful community, we were able to deliver 90+ brand-new pairs of pajamas, along with monetary donations to purchase even more.

These pajamas go to children entering immediate temporary foster care through DHS Child Welfare—children who may arrive with little more than the clothes they are wearing. A new pair of pajamas may seem like a small thing, but to a child going through a difficult time, it can mean comfort, kindness and knowing someone cares. ❤️

Our September project may be over, but the need continues. We’ll gladly continue accepting donations and passing them along.

Thank you, Tahlequah, for caring for our kids! 🧸❤️

09/25/2026

We are so grateful to those who have taken the time to share their experiences with Southpaw Financial.

“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?”
— George Eliot, Middlemarch

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09/22/2026

A recent study tested popular AI models on more than 10,000 responses to financial questions.

They reportedly got 57% wrong or incomplete.

On the hardest, multi-step financial questions, it was 88%.

That doesn’t mean AI isn’t useful. It absolutely is.

But there’s a difference between using AI to help you understand your finances and letting AI make financial decisions for you.

The more complicated the situation gets, taxes, retirement accounts, Social Security, estate planning, investments, the more the details start interacting with each other.

Use AI as a tool. Not as your financial plan.

Major AI models failed to correctly answer financial questions in 57% of cases, new research shows, raising serious questions about consumer reliance on AI tools.

09/20/2026

Thank you to everyone who was able to come out to the seminar last week! I had a great time sharing some of my thoughts about the future and how I think about investing in a changing world.

I’m grateful for everyone who took the time to come, listen, and ask good questions.

09/13/2026

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
— Benjamin Franklin

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09/10/2026

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” — Aesop

One of the things I love about Tahlequah is how this community shows kindness. This is a simple way to do a little good for local kids.

TAHLEQUAH BUSINESSES — WE'RE CALLING YOU OUT! 😁 Could your office, shop, restaurant or organization get together and support the Pajama Project? Make it a team challenge. Get your employees involved. Then challenge another local business. Let's see what happens when Tahlequah businesses compete to do some GOOD! 🏷️ Tag a business that should take the challenge:https://pjp.kiwaniscluboftahlequah.com/

09/07/2026

Sometimes the best financial decision is the one you only have to make once.

A recent Empower study found 401(k) participation was 86% in plans with automatic enrollment, compared with 36% in plans without it.

That’s a pretty remarkable difference from changing the default.

It’s a good reminder that building wealth isn’t always about having more discipline. Sometimes it’s about building better systems.

Good financial systems make good decisions easier.