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My Parents Are Aging, What Should I Be Doing?

Do you remember the choose your own adventure books we read as kids? In the stories, the protagonist would face a choice and you as the reader would make that decision for them and read on to see how it affected the outcome. Does the knight battle the dragon or flee to safety? Your decision…

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Stay The Course During Market Volatility

Miss Mary Mack Mack Mack. All dressed in black black black. With silver buttons buttons buttons All down her back back back. If you finished this rhyme in your head then you probably spent a lot of your childhood recesses like me, in the double Dutch line. These little rhymes served an important purpose in…

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9 Steps to Creating a Solid Financial Plan

Does the thought of your financial future leave you uncertain or anxious? Many people feel this way because they do not have a solid financial plan in place. A comprehensive financial plan is a road map that sets you on the path to reaching your life goals. Developing a plan helps reduce the stress that…

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Tips for Traveling with a Debit Card: Prevent Post-Vacation Financial Woes

Nobody wants to spend their hard-earned vacation stressing about every single purchase. But coming home over budget can cause you financial headaches long after the tan lines have faded. Traveling with large sums of cash isn’t always safe or practical, making the envelope strategy difficult to employ. Using a debit or credit card is the…

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You Need An Emergency Fund. Here’s Why.

As a financial advisor, I’ve always thought that there is a lot that I could learn from fire marshals. On the surface, we have very different jobs but at the core, we are both interested in helping those we serve prepare for a moment that hopefully will never happen. But while the intent is the…

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0% interest offers on big purchases (cars furniture etc)/credit cards

0% interest on financing means free money! Or does it? I saw a motivational coffee mug the other day that read “Don’t settle for good enough.” As the mug sat there on the shelf like a ceramic John Maxwell, it struck me how important this message really is to investors. When we work with clients…

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7 Reasons Why You Need a Budget

Throughout the previous two tumultuous years, there have been ups and downs, and not just in the markets. Everyone has felt an impact of the pandemic whether physically, mentally, or financially. Though the impact was different for everyone, the reaction was the same. We all sought to gain control of our lives in the areas…

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