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Moving? Time to Find Your Cost of Living Calculator

By Kelly Hodges It’s not a secret that some areas of the country have a higher cost of living than others. A resident of zip code...

5 Meaningful Holiday Gifts

It’s easy to get caught up in the gift-giving frenzy that occurs this time each year.  The malls are packed, UPS drivers are working...
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US Housing Market Improving, Recovery Taking Hold

By Joshua Schroeder Here we go again.  The political ping pong in Washington has once again impeded any resolution leading to certainty regarding fiscal policy and...

5 Tips for Smart Holiday Shopping

By Kelly Hodges As the calendars flip into December, the days left for holiday shopping become numbered.  Though the frenzied deals from Black Friday and Cyber...
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The Top Personal Finance Websites and How to Find Them

By Kelly Hodges The good news is that a person seeking to increase their personal finance knowledge has a wealth of information at their fingertips. One...
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Prepping for the Retiree Crisis: How to Survive and Thrive In Your Golden Years

By Jeff Voudrie Many retirees are coming to the realization that the assumptions they were given on how long their money will last were wrong. Now,...
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Entrepreneurship: The Best Business Education Around

By Joshua Schroeder Why do people start businesses? Where does the motivation and drive to overcome never ending obstacles to achieve an ongoing number of milestones...
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Is Your State’s 529 College Plan Making the Grade?

By Kelly Hodges Earlier this month Morningstar released the results of its annual review of state 529 college savings plans.  The review classified plans into one...
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Venmo Mobile App Socializes Payment Sharing

By Kelly Hodges Two friends go out for lunch and one is short on cash so the other covers the bill. Three roommates share living expenses,...
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The Coming Retiree Crisis

By Jeff Voudrie I believe that continued historically-low interest rates and highly volatile equity markets are going to result in millions of today’s retirees being forced...

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