From Good Housekeeping Looking for things to do with Pops? Some of these won’t even cost you a penny. Father’s Day is just around the corner — which means it’s almost time to celebrate Dad on his special day! Come June 21, you’ll obviously surprise him with the perfect Father’s Day gift, express how much you […]
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From History.com Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2020 occurs on Monday, May 25. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal
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An important part of managing your personal finances is keeping your financial records organized. Whether it’s a utility bill to show proof of residency or a Social Security card for wage reporting purposes, there may be times when you need to locate a financial record or document–and you’ll need to locate it relatively quickly. By
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From USAToday.com The new year is giving scammers an easy way to forge documents, but you can protect yourself with an easy New Year’s resolution: Stop abbreviating the year. Why? This year’s abbreviation is easily changeable and could be used against you. The concern is that scammers could easily manipulate a document dated “1/1/20” into “1/1/2000”
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Just ahead of the 2020 College Bowl extravaganza, check out these financial lessons we can learn from the classic game of football. Review Your Game Plan –Â You haven’t saved enough for retirement … or for college. Your credit card debt is spiraling. You”ve been blindsided by unexpected expenses. When your finances hit a rough patch,
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The Markets (as of market close May 17, 2019) Investors were heading for the hills early last week as stocks suffered their worst day on Monday following China’s announcement that it would impose an additional $60 billion in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports. Stocks for several companies with direct ties to China were hit particularly
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The Markets (as of market close May 10, 2019) Only a late rally last Friday saved the benchmark indexes from their worst week of the year. As it was, each of the indexes listed here fell at least 2.12%, with the Global Dow and the Nasdaq falling more than 3.0%. During the week, the small-cap
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It’s TAX TIME . . . and scams are rampant. Attached is one such message you may receive. Please note that if you have any issues with the IRS, you will first be contacted by regular mail, not email or by telephone. If you should have any questions, as always call. Click the play button to ‘answer the
The Markets (as of market close January 18, 2019) Rhetoric that trade tensions between the United States and China may be easing helped quell investors’ concerns, prompting a stock market rally last week. The large caps of the S&P 500 and the Dow led the way, followed by the Nasdaq, the Russell 2000, and the
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