Money Matters
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Year in, year out, most of us work hard to make a living. And we hope this diligent effort leads one day to financial freedom. But what exactly is this?
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It is easy to think of wealth as something that happens overnight. The media often emphasizes rags to riches stories, that stock squeeze on Redit that made someone tens of millions of dollar. Or the big kitchen table idea that went on to become a billion dollar business in five years. News sites share stories of happy lottery winners, reports that also overlook the enormous odds ticket buyers face when they lay down their hard-earned money.
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The combination of rising interest rates, persistent inflation, and continued home-price increases 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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Your relationship with food is probably pretty complex. In addition to sustenance, you may use food for comfort, gathering with others, distraction or pleasure. When you really commit to tracking your food expenses as part of putting together a spending and savings plan, you realize food can be a complicated part of your financial life too.
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If you own a business, how you structure and manage that risk and your company is critical.
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If you want to buy a house in the next 12 months – you’ll need some hard work and a bit of luck. But you can improve your help your chances of success, and your wallet, with a plan.
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Here are some factors to consider when projecting what the future holds for an area where you are considering buying.
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Houses are rocketing in price and demand has been outpacing supply, spurred on by low interest rates and the fear that they will rise significantly through 2022. This is leaving prospective home buyers scrambling to find something affordable. But there are sensible strategies that can help you stay sane and in the game.
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Since we all know what the other certainty in life is (death), maybe we shouldn’t be all that upset about the onset of tax season, right? Here are a few tax hacks to dial down the pain.
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Insurance is no stranger to AI. It helps carriers and agents reduce the time to deliver quotes, expedites underwriting and claims processing, detects fraud―and lots more to help agencies compete faster and more effectively
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