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The Week on Wall Street Shrugging off COVID-19 infections and the disruption at the Capitol on January 6, stocks powered higher to kick off a new year of trading.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.61%, while the Standard &...
Read MoreThis year has been a complex muddle of changes, challenges and stress that comes with it. As we come to the end of this challenging year we would like to recognize that we have all had opportunities thrown at us based on those...
Read MoreOpen enrollment season is the perfect time to review your benefits and options offered by your employer. This is also a great time to review that your plans and your benefits are both in alignment. Join us as we review the following...
Read MoreFrequently Asked Question: I took a distribution from my pension plan and I am not sure I made the right choice …. What can I do now? Do you have questions on the decision you made to withdraw the lump sum benefit from your...
Read MoreMany parents today suffer from sticker shock when they learn what it costs to send their children to college. While the cost of college can be a hard pill to swallow, it’s never too early to get familiar with a 529 college...
Read MoreAre you feeling the need for a new challenge in your life? Are you growing tired of working for someone else? Have you always had that “dream” and never went for it? Is now the time? Encore careers can help jump start the...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
It was just six weeks ago and we were planning out our second quarter. Things with the world were running along at a pretty good clip. It would all change on March 15th when our governor announced closure of all schools. Less than a...
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With changes coming at us faster than we can adapt, many people are currently working remotely from home in order to continue operating and not allow this crazy virus business to get the best of us. While working from home is a great...
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
What is an emergency fund and why do you need one? An emergency fund is the money that you set aside to cover large unexpected expenses. These can be expenses such as an emergency room visit, replacing or repairing a large appliance in...
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Friday, February 21, 2020
The Unnamed Business Bookclub has chosen the book Peaks and Valleys by Spencer Johnson for the month of February. This is a follow up to the previous book we read in December, Who Moved My Cheese, by the same author. Who Moved my...
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Monday, November 25, 2019
It is that time of year when people typically spend more time thinking about spending than saving. However, for many of us, there is never a wrong time to take a few minutes to review what we have set aside in our Emergency Fund. When...
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Have you ever been super excited to try something new or interested in something and you never do it? What stops you? Fear. But fear of what? Is it the fear of failing or is it the fear of succeeding? A friend of mine recently went...
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“You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will.” – George Bernard Shaw How often have you been excited that you were going to work and that you get to see your clients...
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It’s back to school time and there are a million things to get done. Picking out notebooks, the pencils, getting haircuts scheduled so our children don’t look like feral beasts. It adds to the daily stress of work and home...
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Do you need a time out? When was the last time that you a day off from work? When was the last time that you took an entire week off work? Statistically, Americans take less time off than people in other countries. The majority of...
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Do you have a budget? What is a budget? Do you even need a budget? A budget is a spending plan that allows an individual or multiple people to determine if they will have enough money to do all the things that they need to do, and all...
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Take a minute to celebrate your success. How often do you take a moment to look at what you’ve accomplished today? This week? This month? This year? Do you know what you’ve accomplished so far? A great way to realize what...
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March 30th is “National I am in control day”. For some, this may not need a holiday as this is every day. But are you really in control? Do you want to be in control? What is control? Do you try to plan everything? This may...
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This month we celebrated a month of Love and Kindness with Random Acts of Kindness Week and Valentine’s Day falling within the same month. This brings to mind the act of saying THANK YOU. How often are we saying thank you to each...
Read MoreNew Year’s resolutions are one of the most commonly made and most rarely completed goals. By this time of the New Year, many New Year’s resolutions and goals that have been made have also been abandoned. Why does this...
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Wednesday, January 31, 2001
Each Friday, Innovative Advisors has open office hours from 9 am until 11 am. This is an opportunity to stop by our office without an appointment to ask those pressing questions that you have. In addition, the first Friday of each...
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