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Opinion

    Financial Focus®: Avoid holiday debt – Spend with intention, not impulse

    Holiday cheer has a way of loosening purse strings – sometimes more than we can afford. In 2024, one-third of Americans ended the year...

    Financial Focus®: A financial roadmap for veterans entering civilian life

    The transition from military to civilian life brings countless adjustments. It also marks a good time to review how you're taking charge of your...

    Financial Focus®: The real meaning of diversification in investing

    In the world of investing, we’ve all heard the phrase, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” It’s...

    Stock Market Insights: Is Rising Market Turbulence a Real Trend or Just Isolated Events

    I was recently speaking with one of my best friends, who is a pilot, about flight turbulence. He said...

    Stock Market Insights: Bank Earnings Beat Expectations, Serving as Bellwether for a Strong Economy

    I read recently that a young Australian Shepherd dog was missing after a traffic accident, and everyone was to...

    Stock Market Insights: Gold At Record Highs – Why Investors Are Looking Beyond the Dollar

    When the world feels uncertain — inflation high, government debt ballooning, central banks under pressure — investors tend to...

    Stock Market Insights: Stocks in October – Shutdown Uncertainty vs. Q4 Seasonal Gains

    As a kid, October was the month for opportunity. It’s when walnuts fell from the tree, and my Poppy...

    Stock Market Insights: Mortgage Rates Are Rising Despite Fed Cuts—Here’s Why

    My wife and I bought our first house in 1997 for $23,000 and had a 7.5% mortgage rate. Even...