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The Dodd-Frank Act – Three words that make the financial industry cringe. Banks, credit unions, and the big dogs on Wall Street have been struggling to keep up with the law, and fighting it on...

Is this a Commodities Comeback I spy? Copper futures just hit their highest since May 2015. Lumber futures are approaching their 2004 housing bubble peak. Crude oil is climbing off the mat,...

As you may know, buying life insurance is one of the easiest activities to procrastinate over. Most people must go through some life-altering event before they’re even willing to talk about life...

If there are two major things we learned during the epic, 70%-plus crash in oil prices between 2014 and 2016, it’s that … 1. The market as a whole can continue on its merry way even when an...

A couple of days ago, someone came up to me and asked a really interesting question: “What do credit unions do with their money? They’re not-for-profit organizations, so what happens with the...

Too many advisors, analysts, and pundits only talk about ways to build more wealth. They spend precious little time discussing how to protect the wealth you already have. Me? I get paid to...

The hype about healthcare coming out of Washington never ends. Republicans keep trying (and failing) to repeal and replace Obamacare … derailed by worries about Medicaid funding and the rise in...

Auto insurance is something everyone needs. Period. Even if your car is paid off and you no longer want full coverage, you’re still required to have liability protection. It’s mandatory across the...

You’ve probably heard about the games Wall Street banks play. In fact, it’s almost like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory with analysts. They’re like Oopma Loompas moving in concert to the tune of...

Since the financial crisis of 2007-2009, government agencies have taken a number of steps to ensure that banks can weather another economic downturn. In a perfect world, the next downturn...