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Monday, October 26, 2020
The “Questions” we are getting Just as in 2016 we are fielding many questions about the elections. The questions come in the form of the following statements. “If Joe Biden is elected the great American experiment...
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Monday, October 12, 2020
Given the current historic low interest rates, we are getting these three questions a lot Should I be refinancing my mortgage right now? Can I refinance my mortgage right now? Is a mortgage my only option to refinance? In this post I...
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Friday, September 11, 2020
News hit recently that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has made changes to its lineup of stocks for the first time since 2018. The popular stock market index moved 3 companies out (ExxonMobil, Pfizer, & Raytheon Technologies) and...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
During volatile times in the markets, there tends to be very little room for optimism. Many people have seen their investment portfolios decrease in value. This can lead investors to feel considerable emotions and prompt them to make...
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Sunday, March 29, 2020
On Friday, the President signed into law the largest relief stimulus package ever; the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CARES Act offers over $2 trillion of stimulus to the people, businesses and the...
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Friday, March 27, 2020
Everyone that knows me knows that I love salad. Here’s a very easy, hearty superfood salad that I made: Makes 2 meal sized portions: 2 Red beets (peeled and chopped ½ in) – keep the greens 1 Sweet potato (peeled and...
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Sunday, March 22, 2020
I wanted to take some time to reflect on the week that was March 15th-21st, 2020. I think the phrase "what a long year this week has been," summarizes the sentiment and feeling of this long, long week. It does feel like the past week...
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Thursday, March 19, 2020
Over the last 3 weeks we have seen people show a lot of concern over the continuing coronavirus pandemic. This concern has bled over to the financial markets. Over the recent weeks all of the major US market indexes, the Dow Jones...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
My good friend and leadership consultant, Doug Smith always says “we were not meant to life alone!” I completely agree. I believe as humans we are designed by God to do life together. We all need help and we are stronger...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
As a lot of businesses are moving their employees to a remote work environment because of the Coronavirus, I wanted to share some quick tips for working from home. Dress for Work It can be tempting to roll out of bed in your PJs and...
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Monday, March 16, 2020
Most of us have heard that we should “buy low and sell high” and “stay the course” during market downturns. However, like most things, it’s easier said than done. The reality is we are hard wired to do the...
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Monday, March 16, 2020
Our country has been through many difficult times including the World War I, Great Depression, World War 2, Stagflation and oil shortages of the 70s, The Cold War, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Global Financial Crisis and now the...
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Saturday, March 14, 2020
Right now, a lot of people are scared in the United States because of the Coronavirus, which is spreading, and we're getting news alerts every day of the details of it spreading. Just recently, we learned the state of New York has...
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Saturday, March 14, 2020
With the new paradigm of working from home and isolation due to the Coronavirus you might be looking for some ideas of what to do. One of the ideas to get your mind away from the stress and fears of the time is to binge watch a new...
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Friday, March 6, 2020
Congress has passed the SECURE Act as part of the Federal government spending bill and the President has signed it into law as of December 20th 2019, with most provisions going into effect January 1st 2020. There are many changes that...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2020
If you have paid attention to the news over the past few weeks, you may have noticed there has been quite a bit of attention paid to the disease COVID-19, otherwise called the Coronavirus. So, what is this thing? Research has shown...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
There are certain questions Financial Professionals are asked quite frequently by clients, family, friends, or just the person we struck up a conversation with at the grocery store. Most of the time the question is something like:...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
In the media today, you are often inundated with information about firms offering financial services. The messages you see may typically be focused on management of assets or focused on helping to develop a financial plan to achieve...
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
According to multiple news outlets, Congress looks set to pass the first major piece of retirement legislation in a decade this week, the SECURE Act. Secure is an acronym that stands for Setting Every Community Up for Retirement...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Give more money to the charities you care about with this tip! It is Christmas season at Beratung, and with that Christmas season, it gets us thinking about one of our core values, Charitable. It is not only a core value for us, but...
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Friday, October 25, 2019
Have you ever gotten your credit card bill in December or January after Holiday shopping and say: “What happened?” I’d like to share with you tips to help you avoid the January guilt and frustration. Below are the...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
It’s Spring! I get excited every spring to start getting plants into my veggie garden. This year I’ve decided to take on a garden expansion. I wanted a few extra beds for veggies, but also wanted to expand the fruit that...
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