Markets and Investing

Back-to-school season means shopping, whether your children learn at home or head to school in person. Before determining what students may need for the year, set a budget. Planning ahead as much as possible will help keep expenses to a...

Recently an investment property sold in our area that never hit the market. I came to learn that it was not listed on any databases and that is the reason I never knew about it. At the same time, we had a 1031 exchange client looking for the...

With the rising prices of gas and seemingly everything else, restaurants, travel companies, rideshares, and other businesses are tacking on new fees to the basic costs of their services. Businesses are feeling inflation impacts just as the...

My wife, Tracy, and I took a short vacation, celebrating our anniversary, to Utah last week. The trip was planned around an invitation we received to the Ford Performance Driving School in Park City. The invite was included when we purchased her new...

When looking for a management firm, investors, developers, and association board members should partner with a company that will deliver maximum results. Experience, local expertise, financial capabilities, leadership, and integrity are all qualities...

There is a lot of fine print that comes with signing up for a credit card, it can be full of industry jargon that you might not be familiar to you.  Fine print is designed to keep you from paying attention to the details, but it often contains...

Let me apologize ahead of time; I’m afraid this column may be a tough. Maybe even a sleeper. But the topic is timely and extremely significant so I’m going to do it anyway. Once again, sorry. This week the Federal Reserve began its well...

With the rise in gas prices, groceries and most purchased goods, Summer 2022 may be a key summer to dial in your spending habits and make some easy changes to save a few pennies. Need some ideas to jumpstart your summer of savings? Check out the...

Here we go again. The warning sirens are growing louder and louder, the winds of change seem to be blowing, and it looks like a storm is moving in. In order to defend its credibility and attempt to fulfill the price stability (inflation control)...

Foot travel through wilderness is hard. Every time I go into a wild place, such as our mountain region parks or the north woods, I am reminded even using the best topographical software and incredible tools like Google Earth to plan a route, you...