EYES ON THE FRIES

WHATABURGER’S NEWEST Georgia location opened at The Exchange at Gwinnett this past March, and we’re excited to have a new fast-food option in town. The Texasbased burger chain has reached “iconic” status with its delicious burgers and shakes, and is a welcome addition to the mixed-used development that is quickly becoming a foodie destination in its own right. It’s worth a trip to find out if the saying “everything’s bigger in Texas” applies to its burgers, too. 2925 Buford Drive.

Say Cheese!

NOTHING BEATS a great cheese board! Perfect for all occasions, charcuterie boards are not only aesthetically pleasing, they are also delicious! This Mother’s Day, Suwanee’s A Perfect Bite is offering a new charcuterie board that feeds up to four with all the special touches perfect for mom and served on a disposable palm leaf tray. This year, give mom the kind of roses she really wants — salami ones! $50. Free delivery in 30024. Visit A Perfect Bite on Instagram to learn more @aperfectbite_atl.

Deja Brew

IT’S NOT hard to want to rep your city when you live in one like Suwanee, and we love that the city’s new swag features an awesome watercolor design by local artist Vickie McCrary. There’s some great goodies to choose from, including shirts, bags and stickers, but we especially love the coffee mug with the brightly colored city skyline dripping into the familiar Suwanee font. Pick up your swag at the Suwanee Welcome Center, located in Town Center at 3930 Charleston Market St. N.W.

Wine Down in Style

NOW THAT we’ve officially reached day-drinking weather, it’s time to schedule our next visit to Chateau Elan’s new wine bungalows Overlooking the vineyards, the bungalows are perfect for intimate gatherings with your best friends, and feature a stylish design with a mixture of vintage and contemporary furnishings. Plus, they’re temperature controlled! While you’re there, enjoy a “Bungalow Basket” complete with an assortment of gourmet snacks along with a bottle of Chateau Elan’s Reserve Collection wine or muscadine wine. It’s a wine lover’s sweet escape! Wine Bungalows are available in three-hour increments with reservations at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m., daily. For more information visit ChateauElan.com.

BY: Bill and Cindi Porter, AILERON INVESTMENT ADVISORS

Absolutely. New things and new improvements bring the possibility of new investment opportunities.

From taming fire, inventing the wheel, farming, ships, corporations, machinery, electricity, mobile phones, computers, or landing on the moon, mankind has always been on a successful, but challenging quest to innovate, discover, invent, and to create the future. There is no reason to believe that will stop. Consider this:1

• Communications – 70% of all web traffic happens on a mobile device worldwide. More people now own a cell phone than a toothbrush.

• Entertainment – YouTube now reaches more 18–49 year olds than all linear TV networks combined.

• Transportation – The cost of lithium-ion has dropped by an average compound average growth rate of 13% over the past decade. Electric vehicles have the potential to reach cost parity with internal combustion engines in 2024.

• Finance – Globally, mobile wallet reached 25.7% penetration of all point-of-sale transactions in 2020, exceeding in-store cash payments of 20% for the first time.

• E-commerce – In a McKinsey survey, 20% of consumers surveyed tried a new digital shopping method during the pandemic, and 80% intend to continue to do so after the crisis subsides.

• Artificial Intelligence – AI can correctly identify tiny specks of cancer on CT scans about 95% of the time. That is a 45% increase in accuracy than radiologists typically achieve.

• Information Technology – In 2020, for the first time in history, we saw digital transformation spending accelerate despite GDP declining globally.

New things and new improvements bring the possibility of new investment opportunities. Some of these new investments will be successful and profitable BUT some will not. A conversation with your trusted advisor about this piece of your portfolio would be time well spent. ■

- Written By: Cindi Porter, CFP®