Last week, the world changed. As we watch the horrifying events unfold in Ukraine and the political and economic fallout, it’s hard not to worry. One thing that can help when you feel worried and helpless is to identify and take small, concrete steps to create...
Tax season is underway and it’s shaping up to be a little more complicated this year: the average refund is expected to be smaller, and returns may be arriving later, due to a backlog at the IRS. As we continue to recover from the pandemic’s effects on the economy and...
Starting…now! Hello Independent Advisor Online (Brad Cable), When is the best time to plant a tree? According to the old Chinese proverb, the best time was 20 years ago, but the second-best time is now. There’s such great wisdom in that proverb when it comes to...
Hello Independent Advisor Online (Brad Cable), This week I couldn’t resist sending out a few fun finance-related articles ahead of Valentine’s Day. This particular holiday can be tricky, as many people tend to have mixed emotions about their love life at times –...
Before Zoom took over the pandemic as a videoconferencing phenomenon, the word was better known as the camera function that let you take close-up photos from far away. The first zoom lenses were large, expensive, and mostly owned only by professionals. But now, anyone...