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4 Smart Steps To Take Before Buying Your First Home
Becoming a homeowner can be a daunting process for anyone, especially young adults or anyone without experience making such big purchases. Rushing
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Lump Sum or Not: What’s the Best Way to Invest Your Year-End Bonus?
Many corporate executives recently received their 2020 performance bonus. Others, especially at many large companies, will get them over the coming weeks. While the downturn in last year’s economy may have cut into these annual awards for some, others will receive tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars. So, whe
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The 3 Underrated Financial Benefits of Stay-at-Home Parenting
The decision to become a stay-at-home parent isn't an easy one.
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Intriguing ESOP Benefits: Thoughts on Recent Research
ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) are IRC section 401(a) qualified defined contribution plans which allow employees to own stock in the company for which they work. ESOPs may be sponsored by public companies or closely held corporations. According to The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO), there are ove
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Tug of War: Handling the Challenge of Competing Financial Goals
Let's walk through three steps to help you handle the challenge of competing financial goals.
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No one is immune to a financial disaster, but everyone can be smart about what comes next
Financial planning isn't about making perfect decisions with your money. Mistakes are bound to happen. You might not have control over unexpected crises, but you do have control over your preparedness and your reaction. If you find it difficult to save, try setting up micro-goals to hold yourself accountable every day.
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Reverse Estate Planning? There’s Such Thing, And It’s A Good Strategy For Some Families
Most estate planning discussions assume assets flow in only one direction, from older generations to younger generations.
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Selling a Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic: You Want to Sell, But Is It the Right Time?
There is a popular saying about best laid plans often going astray. Business owners are experiencing firsthand the derailing of plans in this unprecedented and unpredictable 2020. Those with plans to market their business for sale this year are left particularly in a lurch. At a time when many industries are struggling
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The Financial Plan: Top 5 Reasons you need a documented, living, accessible plan for your financial future
Sure, most of us think about retirement and leverage or have leveraged a 401(k) and other investment options or high-level planning to help get us there.
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6 tips for building a strong social media community that small businesses can use to drive sales
Social media marketing is an important part of building a customer base and generating sales, but for some small businesses, it can feel daunting to stand out in an overcrowded space. At Mastercard's first Small Business Summit, one panel of women with a variety of experience in content creation and marketing discussed