Your Emergency Fund: How Much Is Enough?

Your Emergency Fund: How Much Is Enough?

Have you ever had one of those months? The water heater stops heating, the dishwasher stops washing, and your family ends up on a first-name basis with the nurse at urgent care. Then, as you’re driving to work, you see smoke coming from under your hood. Bad...
September 4, 2023

September 4, 2023

Weekly Market Insights: September Stocks Open In Positive Territory Presented by Crossroads Financial Advisors Falling bond yields–spurred by weak economic data–helped lift stocks to weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.43%, while the Standard...
Estimating the Cost of College

Estimating the Cost of College

It doesn’t take a degree in finance to see that the cost of college continues to rise. In its 2021 report, the College Board showed that in-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions increased by 9% in inflation-adjusted dollars between the 2011-12 and...
School’s Back. Who Is Paying For It?

School’s Back. Who Is Paying For It?

Schools across the nation are getting back to business. For students, it’s a return to education after vacations, summer jobs, and other activities. For parents, grandparents, and guardians, “back to school” often means an outlay of cash. There are computers to...
September 4, 2023

September 28, 2023

Weekly Market Insights: Stocks Retreat; Powell Talk Goes Hawk Presented by Crossroads Financial Advisors Stocks fluctuated last week, jostled by fitful bond yields and headline news, before ending strongly following Fed Chair Powell’s comments on the monetary outlook....