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Positive Impacts of the Financial Crisis
The financial services industry is still recovering from the effects of the financial crisis. Positive impacts from the crisis include new regulations and clients taking an increasingly active role in their economic destiny. Reinforcing this is that all...
Tariffs, Trade Wars, and Your Investments
Since President Trump announced his intention to impose tariffs on all countries the stock market has been reacting-based on investor concerns in reaction to the media. All indications at the time of this writing are that the tariffs would be applied to all...
Personal Training Advice Style
For those of you that have ever hired a personal trainer--you know what that experience is all about. The first day is the one that you will never forget because it was hard both physically and mentally. You probably found out that you weren’t as strong as you...
7 Common Ways to Mishandle Your Inheritance and Waste Thousands of Dollars
Receiving a large sum of money through an inheritance or other windfall can be stressful, exciting, and confusing all at once. Managing a large sum of cash can seem overwhelming, particularly if it’s an experience you’ve never had before. Here are seven common...
Privacy, Social Media and You
In April 2018 Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg’s admittance of Facebook user’s data used by Cambridge Analytica in our last presidential election has caused an emotional reaction in Americans and lawmakers alike. Zuckerberg admitted that controls to prevent such a...
Is Early Retirement a Reality?
We all desire the flexible lifestyle, to not work or work when we want. Wouldn’t it be great to spend more of our lives not working than working? There have been countless financial plans created with this target in mind, but it may not be a reality to stop one’s...