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Stock Markets & Government Shutdowns: Yikes or Yawn?
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The Latest Updates on Interest Rates Now and Moving Forward
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Exploring the Key Differences Between Mutual Funds and ETFs
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Social Security: No Call for Panic
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Is it Time to Shift to More Safety?
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Mythbusters: Life Insurance Edition
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Life Insurance Considerations
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Fitch Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating
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Read More Tax Considerations as We Approach the Second Half of 2023
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Update for Carlson Financial client accounts for May 2023
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Read More A Client’s Bill of Rights
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Read More The Importance of the Foundation
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Update for Carlson Financial client accounts for April 2023
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Read More How the US Debt Ceiling Can Impact your Finances
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Read More It’s the Little Things
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Read More Inflation, Volatility, and Retirement
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Read More Will the Social Security Full Retirement Age Be Raised?
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What Happened With Silicon Valley Bank?
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Read More What Does the Fed’s Latest Interest Rate Hike Mean for You?
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Read More Understanding the Debt Ceiling
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Read More Global Economy Concerns
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Read More Tax Considerations for You in 2023
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Read More Who Doesn’t Love a Good Sequel?
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Protecting Yourself From Social Security Fraud
Written By: A. Suzanne Robertson, CFP® The phone rings. Caller ...
Read More It’s the End of the Year and I forgot to do WHAT?!
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Read More 3 Retirement Changes to be Aware of in 2023
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Read More “Am I Ready for Retirement?”
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Read More U.S. GDP Growth Beats Expectations in Q3
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Are Interest Rates Going Up Again? And What Does That Mean?
Written By: Jacob Baugher, Financial Advisor The short answer: Maybe. ...
Read More Inflation & Holiday Spending
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Read More Retirement Planning Marathon
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Read More Lump Sum Distributions
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Read More How to Utilize Partial Roth Conversions to Minimize Taxes & Extend Your Wealth
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Read More Roth Conversions & You: How Smart Investors Are Taking Advantage of Depressed Portfolios
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Read More The Year is 1981…
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Corrections and Crashes and Bear Markets – Oh My!
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Money Lessons We Wish We Learned Sooner
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Creating Better Financial Behaviors
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Social Security Considerations
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When is it Time to Get a Second Opinion?
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Market Volatility
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Inflation – How to Fight the Uphill Battle
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How to Plan for Unexpected Early Retirement
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How To Strategically Fund Your Roth IRA
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Bunching & Proper Withdrawal Planning
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Do It Yourself or Hire a Pro?
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Projecting & Planning for 2021
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View More Posts February 2022 Recap
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View More Posts December 2021 Recap
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View More Posts Social Security Considerations
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View More Posts October 2021 Recap
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Your risk tolerance is one of many factors to be ...
View More Posts September 2021 Recap
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View More Posts August 2021 Recap
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How to Plan for Unexpected Early Retirement
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Your legacy means a lot. Protect it by being prepared. ...
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Lowering Expenses
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Emergency Funds
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Stimulus Round 2
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Year-End Deadlines: Tax Planning
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Election and the Stock Market Part 11: Where do we stand after the election?
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Election and the Stock Market Part 10: Where do we stand after the election?
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Election and the Stock Market Part 9: When the Polls are Wrong
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Election and the Stock Market Part 8: Two Big Issues Impacting the Market
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Election and the Stock Market Part 7: What happened the last time we had a contested election?
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Election and the Stock Market Part 6: Update to the 3-Month Rule
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Election and the Stock Market Part 3: How Does Congress Factor In?
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Election and the Stock Market Part 2: A Brief History of Republican and Democratic Presidencies
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Election and the Stock Market Part 1: S&P 500
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What Your Banker Might Not Tell You About Refinancing
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