Prep & Start Launching a Business How to Market Your Small Business
Whether you’re a brand‑new entrepreneur or a seasoned pro who wants to increase sales, learning how to market your small business effectively is vital to your success. A thoughtful, well-designed marketing plan will build awareness of your business, drive sales, and turn your [...]
Financial Fact: What is FDIC Insurance and Why is it Important?
With bank failures making news headlines recently, it’s not unusual to shift your attention to the safety of your personal bank account. We’ve all heard the term “FDIC insurance” bandied about recently, but what is FDIC insurance and how does it affect the [...]
Spring Clean Your Finances
Spring cleaning has long been a Judeo-Christian tradition. In the Book of Exodus, the Israelites are told to leave Egypt quickly and leave no trace. There wasn’t even time for the bread to rise. To this day, many of us use spring as [...]
What You Need to Know to Manage Your Finances in Your 20’s and 30’s
Planning for their financial futures may not be a priority for twenty and thirtysomethings. After all, those in their 20s are experiencing new adulthood and all the experimentation and growing pains that involves. Those in their 30s may be focused on marriage or [...]
Create A Roadmap to Your Finances for Your Beneficiaries
The time following the death of a loved one, is often full of grief and high emotions. It’s not easy to think with a clear and focused mind while planning a funeral service or immediately afterwards. To help ease this difficult season for [...]
Are We There Yet? Measuring Your Progress on the Journey to Retirement – Part 2
Will you be financially ready for retirement? You can employ some simple measures to help you check your financial health and take regular steps to improve it. In part one of this two-part series, we shared two simple ratios or percentages based on [...]