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The financial health of your business is directly related to the success of your business. Use these cash flow and tips for success, made just for Farmers agents.

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April 2024: Message From Our CEO

Some years, like this one, just seem more eventful than others. Artificial intelligence is reshaping our world rapidly. And the quest to redefine other worlds is picking up, too. It seems like virtually every other month, a new mission takes off for the moon in anticipation of setting up permanent bases and, one day, colonies. Credit Union branches in space – now there’s an intriguing thought! 

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Farmers Agents
6 Tax Blunders To Avoid

You tear open the letter marked “Internal Revenue Service,” wondering whether it contains an unexpected refund. But, to your dismay, you find that you owe more than you projected because of a mistake on your tax return. Your heart sinks as you figure out where you’ll get the money to pay the bill.
To avoid this scenario, it’s important to exercise caution when filling out your taxes to avoid an error that will come back to haunt you.

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Farmers Agents
6 Reasons Now Is The Time To Buy Office Space

This year has been challenging for every sized business. But, despite the economic uncertainty, and rising interest rates, there are some silver linings. One is an abundance of office space and motivated sellers looking to cut their losses, meaning more bargaining power for you if you’re looking to purchase an office.

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Farmers Agents
How To Prepare For A Recession Part 1:  Finance

The Federal Reserve has committed to a policy of fiscal tightening by raising interest rates. According to Fed Chairman Powell “we still have some ways to go…we will stay the course [keep raising rates] until the job is done.” This leaves the economy on a knife edge. Raise rates too much, too fast and we fall into recession.  Too little and prices continue to rise and eat up savings.  

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Farmers Agents
Buying In A Transitional Market For Agents

The combination of rising interest rates, persistent inflation, and rising home-prices means the start of a transitional period and lower competition in the housing market, predict economists including Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors. Don’t expect it to become an outright buyer’s market anytime soon, however.

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