Markets and Investing

Managing your investments can be tough as there are many factors to consider…Do I hire an advisor?  What type of advisor?  What do I look for?  Most financial advisors sound the same, so what is the difference and what should you...

Michael E. Schrage, President and CEO of Centier Bank, is pleased to announce that Billinero™, a new mobile application, powered by Centier, has selected its second monthly $1,000 cash prize winner. Michelle Sessions of Portage, Ind., was recently...

Wealth management is Benjamin F. Edward & Co.’s business, but it’s not what makes their business work – relationships do. Cliff Bryan and his team of Jeff Fernandez and Robert Kollar are a group of financial advisors who understand the...

For each of the past seven years, Centier Bank has ranked among American Banker’s “Best Banks to Work For” list, and for the second consecutive year, Centier was recognized as the top-ranked bank in the state of Indiana. Centier Bank also...

I love my truck. I mean I really love it, in kind of like a boy and his dog kind of love. So, I was completely devasted the other night when I came out of a meeting at church at 8:30, went to start my truck and was greeted with a huge yellow wrench...

The Roberts Jackson Wealth Management Team at Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. understands that being a good financial advisor is about more than handling money—it’s just as much about building relationships. With more than half a century of...

Financial literacy isn’t something most people learned in school. For some, it’s wisdom built through trial-and-error. Some ideas are very simple: spend less than you earn; pay off credit cards in full on time every month; save some money for...

I’ve spent the last five of seven work days, and half a Sunday, at investment and economic conferences. Two days in Chicago, three days in San Diego. Learning is hard work, I’m exhausted. It’s pretty easy to see the topic on the mind of the...

The view of the sunset on Cedar Lake from the private second floor dining room lay a perfect scene for Oak Partners, Inc.’s clients to toast to a solid first half at the annual Halftime Report dinner and presentation at The Lighthouse Restaurant....

My family just finished the third season of the Netflix series “Stranger Things” on the night before we sent my second daughter off to Purdue. If you watched this great 1980s period sci-fi drama, set in sub-rural Indiana, you know this probably...