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Can I post a link for a "gift" article? Let's see. Weather events need to be part of your financial plan. Check your coverages. Have some...

There are stocks out there that pay dividends in excess of 10%! Is this too good to be true?? Should you buy these stocks? Watch the...

Here we go again. I wrote a blog back on May 27th, 2023 expressing my opinion that the debt ceiling showdown was going to be solved and...

Bonds are thought to be safe investments. Or, safer than stocks, at least. (How we measure risk is all subjective, so I will bow out of...

For those of you that needed a reminder why to not try and time the market--here it is. Speaking for myself here, I like holding small...

Laws change. Goals change. Strategies change. That's why we work with our clients on an ongoing basis--as your life and the world around...

Do you need a plan in case of dementia or cognitive decline? How would you be cared for? How would your assets be protected from bad...

There isn't an exact formula to follow to calculate how much life insurance coverage you need. I like to ask clients these questions to...

There are two main types of life insurance: term and whole. Term Life Insurance Coverage Period: Term life insurance provides coverage...

1031 exchanges are great for pushing out some capital gains into your retirement years, but interest rates and property values are pretty...

Life Insurance: Do you need it?

Small business retirement plan comparison.

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I wrote a couple of months back about how much better CD and money market rates are now compared to previous years. (LINK) Currently you...

Every parent wants to ensure their children's success and happiness. Often we get parents who want to help their children save and build...

Savannah is much more likely than average to have a Hurricane Harvey rain event and is too flat with inadequate drainage to quickly drain...

Over the past decade a group of technology stocks known as FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google - now Alphabet) have...

Not so fast -- we can do some tax planning to get the IRA taxes paid at the lowest rate possible. https://clark.com/personal-finance-cred...

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog about how a primary residence gets taxed when sold. Continuing down that path, in today's post I...