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Are you 59 ½ or Older and Still Working?
An In-Service Rollover Might Be Right for You Suppose you ever left an employer with a retirement plan you contributed to. In that case,...

Kelly Kranstuber
Dec 19, 20234 min read
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Seasonal Patterns: What Do They Mean? Santa Claus Rally, January Effect and Sell in May and Go Away
The Santa Claus Rally sounds great, right?! The Jolly Saint Nick comes to town, bringing little Johnny a nice new toy and simultaneously...

John-Mark Young
Dec 9, 20234 min read
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What Should I Consider Before the End of the Year?
As the end of the year approaches, there is no better time to analyze your finances to ensure you have maximized your accounts for the...

David Gearhart
Dec 7, 20233 min read
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Intrinsic Value vs. Market Value – What Do They Mean?
The concepts behind finance and investing can be very complex to most people. Often, looking at your portfolio can prove challenging to...

David Gearhart
Nov 30, 20233 min read
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What successful retirees do
Being in the industry of helping everyday people save and plan for retirement has provided insight into what it takes to be successful...

Jake Buckwalter
Nov 30, 20233 min read
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Why Investors Can Be Thankful After a Volatile Year
Psalm 100:4 - Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For those who live or...

John-Mark Young
Nov 21, 20235 min read
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What Is A Brokerage Account?
A brokerage account is a “non-retirement” account with no contribution limits, no income limits, and no penalty for taking money out...

Stephen Armstrong
Nov 16, 20232 min read
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How to Choose Your Financial Advisor
What should you be looking for when searching for a Financial Advisor? Dave recommends that you ask the following when getting to know a...

Drew Hodgson
Nov 9, 20234 min read
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Commonly Used Investing Terms That All Investors Should Know
Investing Terminology Overview Getting started with investing can be intimidating for many people simply because they do not understand...

Kelly Kranstuber
Nov 2, 20235 min read
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Bank Money Market Account vs Brokerage Money Market Funds
The term “money market” often gets brought up when discussing different savings options, but what exactly is a money market? There are...

David Gearhart
Oct 19, 20232 min read
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Israel War & My Portfolio: Pray, Give & Stay Disciplined
We truly are blessed in America. A phrase we often say but it's meaning takes on a crisper form when you can compare how easy our lives...

John-Mark Young
Oct 11, 20237 min read
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Time in the Market vs. Timing the Market
Timing the market refers to moving funds in or out of a financial market based on predictive methods. Active investors, who day trade and...

Clay Reynolds
Oct 2, 20232 min read
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The Market Based Argument for Dave Ramsey's Four Categories
For those of us with children, we've lived through the "why" phase. That period in our child's life where they need to have a rational or...

John-Mark Young
Sep 25, 20236 min read
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Ben & Arthur: Why Investing Early Is the Key to Achieving Financial Goals
Ben and Arthur - I wonder if any parents having two sons have ever named their children Ben & Arthur. I would assume so, but hopefully,...

John-Mark Young
Sep 2, 20236 min read
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Why Bonds Are Still Essential for the Retirees Portfolio
My wife is a high school women's basketball coach. As such, and considering we have one daughter in junior high and one in late...

John-Mark Young
Sep 2, 20236 min read
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Personal Savings, Record Credit Card Debt & Their Effect on the Economy
About two weeks ago, we were all hit with the clickbait headline, "credit card balances hit $1 trillion". Immediately, people used this...

John-Mark Young
Sep 2, 20236 min read
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Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plan Options and Considerations for Terminated Employees
You recently left an employer where you were contributing to their 401(k), 403(b), or some other qualified retirement plan. Now what?...

Kelly Kranstuber
Aug 31, 20233 min read
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Which Workplace Retirement Plan Should I Select?
Working daily to become a Millionaire The premise of which workplace plan to select assumes that you have a workplace plan available to...

Matthew Harris
Aug 31, 20236 min read
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Investing for Kids Your Child's Account Can Be Invested Instead of Being at the Bank
Do you have a savings account for your child at the bank? If so, did you know that you could have that money invested and potentially...

John-Mark Young
Aug 8, 20233 min read
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What Fitch's U.S. Debt Downgrade Means for Investors
Am I getting old when I can boldly say, "Been there, done that!" That's what I felt like this week when on August 1st, Fitch, a credit...

John-Mark Young
Aug 4, 20236 min read
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