Being a “homemaker” or stay-at-home mom has been a hot topic in the news recently. This topic has certainly proven to be a bit of a lightning rod, and there is no one-size-fits-all for families. I simply want to provide a framework for families to consider the possibility of a stay-at-home mom. Not that long […]
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I’ve already been asked this a few times this year (it’s January 2): Will the stock market crash in 2024? As we start the new year, we have an opportunity to reflect on the multitude of “mini-crises” that shaped the financial landscape in 2023. These challenges tested our resilience and forced us to confront the
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Unless you have lived under a rock over the last few years, you have noticed inflation increasing slowly and not so subtly reaching into your pocket. For many Americans, this has taken a toll on their financial safety net and impacted their ability to sustain unexpected expenses. We all now know that the so-called transitory
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With Tax Day falling on my blog release date, I decided to write something a little different. While the aim of most of my blogs is educational, the primary goal of this is to be humorous. I hope you enjoy An Ode to Tax Day: A Poem On April 15th, or the nearest business dayWe
From 2019 to 2021 SVB’s deposits tripled from $61.76 Billion to $189.2 Billion. As I am sure you are aware, when you deposit money into a bank, they in turn take your money and invest through lending that money out. However, in SVB’s case, the influx of cash from 2019-2021 happened so quickly that they
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Anyone that knows me well knows that I am a big Chiefs fan. Watching Chiefs games on Sunday afternoons has been a family bonding activity from as far back as I can remember. If you have been a Chiefs fan for long, or if you have followed the NFL closely over the years, then you
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