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Graduating from a university can be an invigorating yet overwhelming transition, and understandably so. In those four years of college, students experience so many “firsts” – living on their own, learning in a classroom with 100+ other students, and personal self among other things. The...
Topics: Financial Planning, Yeske Buie Millennial

“Debt” is a scary word. For many Americans it’s practically taboo. And for good reason: NerdWallet found that the total amount of debt owed by the average American household in 2022 was about $170,000. But while there is reason to be cautious, debt can still...
Topics: Financial Planning

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Financial planning is MAGIC. Financial planning, real financial planning, transforms lives. And a recent New York Times story by Rob Lieber beautifully articulates this belief. In his piece titled “Dad, a Death Sentence, and the Planner...
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Hardly a week goes by where the term “net worth” doesn’t pop into a conversation, ad, or other media. Despite its prevalence, however, understanding how to calculate it and why, in some ways, it can be more important to one’s financial health than watching the...
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As members of the Millennial generation – loosely defined as those born between 1981 and 1996 – we are part of one of the country’s largest financial demographics. Millennials are forecast to compromise 75% of the global workforce by 2025(1), and one recent study shows...
Topics: Financial Planning, Yeske Buie Millennial

The Payment Predicament With over 42 million Americans holding federal student loan debt, it is likely that you or someone you know has been paying close attention to the legislation regarding deferred interest and payments. Current legislation extends deferrals through September 2021, and now we’re...
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