Investing in a Time of Uncertainty
So far in 2025 we have seen a Bear Market (a 20% decline from recent highs), as well as a recovery that has the potential to be the fastest on record (2020 the Bear Market recovered in four months, as … Read More
Social Security Fairness Act
On January 5, 2025 the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law. The law does away with the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision. These two provisions to Social Security reduced the benefits received by government employees … Read More
Different Styles of Budgeting
Everyone has a budget. Most people just don’t know what their budget is. Finding the budgeting system that works best for you is the first step. Some people needlessly struggle while trying to implement another person’s budget system. So let’s … Read More
2020 Retrospective, Planning for 2021
I’ll try not to make this another one of “those” articles that’s simply complaining about the year we’ve had or offering platitudes, but it’s hard not to vent a little. This has been a difficult year for a multitude of … Read More
What to do with Sudden Money
In the coming days and weeks many Americans are expecting stimulus checks if they haven’t already been direct deposited. If you want to know how much you can expect, here’s a good resource for determining what you will be eligible … Read More