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New RMD Rule

Nicole Standen

The age at which you must start taking required minimum distributions or RMD’s from your tax defferred retirement accounts has been raised. In this video I’ll be discussing how you can navigate the new RMD rule and make the most of your retirement plan.

Categories: Education
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Retirement Plan Mistakes

Thad Schlaud

Are you making mistakes in your retirement planning without even realizing it? In this video I’ll cover the top 4 retirement planning mistakes to avoid so you can enjoy your golden years without scrimping in the meantime.

Categories: News

First Quarter 2023 Review and Outlook

David Martin

As you’ve likely seen, there was plenty of drama driving the markets in the first quarter 2023, culminating in bank worries that sent volatility higher and stock prices lower. The headlines over the first three months of the year were beyond scary. They started with consensus among economists that recession…

Categories: The Market
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Teaching Financial Independence

Chad Wotton

Making the transition from High School to college involves making several very key important financial decisions . It’s important to teach your child the impact of financial loans on their future and how to make smart financial decisions while in college.

Categories: Education

Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter to Shareholders

Thad Schlaud

An investing philosophy shaped from America’s Heartland since 1930. Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and revered as the Oracle of Omaha, released his annual letter to shareholders on Saturday, February 25th. While the entire 11-page letter is great reading for all investors, here are a few snippets…

Categories: Industry Ideas

March Madness and the DJIA – Winners & Losers

Thad Schlaud

Can we see patterns from one year to the next or is it a maddening bracket? Newspapers, radio, and TV news programs refer to the Dow Jones Industrial Average every day, calling it the Dow, sometimes the Dow Jones or even the DJIA. And economists and financial advisors pay close…

Categories: The Market

Increasing Productivity with Lean Thinking

Thad Schlaud

More than just a manufacturing process tool, lean thinking is a holistic program designed to transform a company’s entire business strategy. Boosting profits and competitiveness by making continuous improvements in production costs, product quality, customer service, and delivery are the goals of the lean model. Companies that apply lean production…

Categories: Industry Ideas

FTX Was Waving the Same Madoff Red Flags

Thad Schlaud

In the span of just a few days, cryptocurrency exchange FTX – the world’s third largest cryptocurrency exchange with more than 1 million users – filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A few days later, cryptocurrency lender BlockFi announced that it was “not able to do business as usual” and paused…

Categories: Industry Ideas, News