By Jeff Bernier
With St. Patrick’s Day on the horizon (and with the search for a new strategic assistant on my to-do list!), I’ve been thinking a lot about luck. More specifically, I’ve been pondering the amazing power of ‘Who Luck’.
Today, your daughter/ son is just little. Taking their first steps, saying their first words. Next, they’re learning how to ride a bike without training wheels, and then before you know it, they’ll be getting their first job, opening their first checking account, going off to college, and then getting tossed into the real world.
Over the past month, we’ve seen a lot of volatility in the stock market, including a 1,000-plus point drop for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). I, along with my team, are monitoring the situation closely to ensure your portfolio continues to be well-positioned.
Applying for a home loan is the first step to take when getting serious about buying a home. It will help you understand how much house you truly can afford. Get ready for the application process by gathering your financial info, finding a lender to work with, and getting pre-approved.
Generally once a year employers do two things: Select new health care providers and conduct employee enrollment meetings.
As we age, the odds of incurring an injury or major illness that will prevent us from performing simple daily functions increase substantially. Today, one in three people over the age of 65 will require assisted care of some sort. Past age 75 the odds increase to where one in two will need nursing care.
Naseem Taleb received much attention as the author of The Black Swan which was published in 2007. In his book, he criticized the risk management methods used by the finance industry and warned about financial crises. This Halloween, he made an appearance on Bloomberg News for an interview. He started the interview wearing a black swan mask that a friend had given to him.
Remember Beanie Babies? In the late 1990’s, Beanie Baby mania swept the country, with amateur collectors searching frantically at every card shop and kids store to find the latest beanie. Many turned to online stores and eBay, looking for the Beanie Baby that would make them enough money to retire or send their kids to college.
As we draw closer to the last quarter of 2018, Americans are starting to think more about the changes to the U.S. tax code.
Television today is bombarded with a variety of real estate programs. House hunting, home renovation, home flipping, these programs have stimulated the interest of many individuals to start investing in real estate for themselves.
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