Navigating Interest Rates in 2024 and Their Impact on Your Finances

Navigating Interest Rates in 2024 and Their Impact on Your Finances

Interest rates have always been a hot topic, but as we move into 2024, understanding their impact has never been more crucial. How will changes in interest rates affect your mortgage payments, retirement plans, and the overall inflation landscape? This blog post aims to provide homeowners, retirees, and financial planners with insights, practical advice, and strategies to stay ahead in these uncertain times.

Understanding Annuities: An Guide on How An Annuity Works

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An annuity is a contract with a company that provides a specified sum of money for a specified period of time, based on a number of variables. One thing everyone can agree on regarding annuities is that there are many, many different types of annuities. In addition

My Employer Sent Me a Packet About My Pension

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In today’s ever-changing retirement landscape, many employers are deciding what to do with their defined benefit plan or pension. Employers are opting to provide their employees with a defined

Six Reasons To Start An Emergency Fund

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Beneficiaries come into play when thinking about who your assets will go to–things such as money in the bank, retirement accounts, investments, and life insurance policies. Put simply; a beneficiary is the person (or people) you name to inherit

Are Your Beneficiaries Up to Date?

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Beneficiaries come into play when thinking about who your assets will go to–things such as money in the bank, retirement accounts, investments, and life insurance policies. Put simply; a beneficiary is the person (or people) you name to inherit

Market Update

Market Volatility Update: Extended bull markets have led to periods of decreased economic activity and often culminates in the form of a large-scale market correction. There has also been a considerable amount of volatility lately, a side effect of geo-political activities and the rise of computerized trading. The combination of these two can cause more […]

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