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Summer tends to be the slow season. Many people take time off to recharge and businesses slow down or work truncated hours. In…
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Retirement planning is built on numbers—not just dollars, but dates. When will I retire? At what age can I afford to…
Monthly unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that white men have seen a worse erosion of employment…
Most of us have probably heard of financial abuse of elders. Stories appear in local media about a caregiver ripping off…
Miss a credit card payment and you pay a late fee and interest. Return a library book after the due date…
As a financial advisor, I have set my eyes on thousands of portfolios—but none as compelling or meaningful as the one…
Mortgage rates ticked lower this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday,…