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Estate Planning – The hidden risk: Why you must regularly review beneficiary designations
When people think about estate planning, wills and trusts often come to mind. However, one critical detail is often overlooked – beneficiary designations. These designations, which specify who will receive assets like retirement accounts, life insurance policies and...
Ask the Realtor – The 1,645-Day Wait Is Over: Fed Cuts Rates, But Why Are Mortgage Rates Higher?
After waiting 1,645 days, the Federal Reserve has finally cut rates again. On September 20, 2024, Chairman Jerome Powell announced a .50% rate cut, which many expected to lower mortgage rates. Surprisingly, instead of going down, mortgage rates have risen. What’s...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Fire on the Mountain
Fire can be your friend or it can be your worst enemy. It’s good when you’re camping in the Sierras and it’s freezing cold; all you have to do is light the campfire and cook some burgers or steak. But you need to be careful and keep the fire in the fire ring while...
Dear Sidney,
Dear Readers, Having received not one miserable request for advice, I have delved deeply into the Dear Sidney coffers for this week’s column. I am happy to see that forest fires and the threat of evacuation followed by rain and a sudden bombardment of hail has not...
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