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Eric Vinje | May 11, 2023

Six Steps to Consider Before Tapping Your Retirement Savings Plan

You've worked long and hard for years, saving diligently through your employer-sponsored retirement savings plan. Now, with retirement on the horizon, it's time
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Eric Vinje | May 4, 2023

A Tough Times Survival Guide for Small Businesses

A Tough Times Survival Guide for Small Businesses Small businesses may often find themselves struggling, and there are many situations in which business
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Eric Vinje | Apr 27, 2023

Using Trusts to Gift Your Business

What is using trusts to gift your business?

Using trusts to gift your business is a technique whereby, rather than gift your business directly to your

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Eric Vinje | Apr 20, 2023

5 Social Security Benefits You Might Be Missing Out On

Most people know that once they approach retirement age, their reward for years of work comes from Social Security payments they put money towards during their

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Eric Vinje | Apr 13, 2023

The Principles of Financial Literacy

Financial literacy refers to the skills and knowledge that allow an individual to make informed and effective decisions through their understanding of finances

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Eric Vinje | Apr 6, 2023

6 Money Myths That Are Limiting Your Wealth

When people think of “myths,” they often think of such stories as Pandora’s Box (the woman who took the lid off of a jar releasing all of the world’s ills upon

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Eric Vinje | Mar 30, 2023

Five Ways SECURE 2.0 Changes the Required Minimum Distribution Rules

The SECURE 2.0 legislation included in the $1.7 trillion appropriations bill passed late last year builds on changes established by the original Setting Every

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Eric Vinje | Mar 23, 2023

Common Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Credit

Having a good credit score doesn't just get you the best interest rates. It can also reduce your auto insurance premiums, allow you to avoid security deposits

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Eric Vinje | Mar 16, 2023

The Effects of Credit Cards on Your Credit Report

What is your credit report?

Your credit report is your credit history, as recorded in a file maintained and sold by consumer reporting agencies commonly known

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Eric Vinje | Mar 14, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank Is the 2nd Largest Bank Failure

Investments

It will take some time, but the FDIC was designed for moments like this

 

The FDIC-seizure of Silicon Valley Bank is the second-largest US bank failure in

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Eric Vinje | Mar 9, 2023

3 Ways for Women to Achieve Financial Independence

 

For many women, working toward financial independence is more difficult. Obstacles women face include having a longer life expectancy than men which will

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Eric Vinje | Mar 6, 2023

Paws and Effect - The annual cost of pet ownership and how to reduce costs

Finance
Lifestyle

There’s a good reason there’s an estimated 74 to 96 million owned cats and 70 to 80 million dogs in the U.S. With wagging tails, slobbery kisses, and little

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