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The 3 Best Uses for Your Tax Refund

According to the IRS, U.S. taxpayers received $264.5 billion in total refunds in 2016. That makes the average refund total about $2,993. Read more…

How to Evaluate Your Financial Advisor

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6 Signs It’s Time to Sell Your Business

There’s no right or wrong reason to sell your business; when you’re ready, you’re ready. Read more…

Cash Is King: 3 Ways to Manage It the Right Way

People say that cash is king, but they don’t always give their cash the royal treatment it deserves. Read more…

Invest or Pay Down Debt?

Should you invest in the market or pay down debt? Read more…

Is It Time to Break up with Your Broker?

Chances are, you’ve heard of the impending Fiduciary Rule set forth by the Department of Labor. (If not – here is a brief summary). This new rule has started some important conversations on transparency and objectivity in the world of financial advice. It's also driven many Americans to rethink how Read more…

3 Life Lessons I Learned in Uganda

A new year brings with it a time of reflection. It’s a great time to think about the past year: its successes and failures, its turning points and its moments of great joy. It’s also a time to use the experiences from the previous year to help shape your approach to the new year. Read more…

4 Reasons to Buy Bonds in 2017

For more than three decades we’ve experienced an incredible bull market in bonds. The probability of bond returns matching those previous three decades is extremely low, but bonds will remain an important piece of a well-diversified portfolio, even if bond returns are lower or even negative. Read more…

DOW 20K: More Psychological Than Material

When it comes to money, a certain hype exists around hitting psychological thresholds. Read more…

2016 in Review

Below is a timeline of the major headlines in 2016 along with the price movement of the S&P 500. Some of the biggest events included a bear market in global stocks, Great Britain leaving the European Union, Donald Trump winning a poorly predicted US Presidential election and the second interest Read more…