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COVID-19 Has Proved That All Businesses Need a Backup Plan. Here's How to Put Yours in Place
It's estimated that more than 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed their doors in the wake of COVID-19, and many more have no doubt come close. Thankfully, there's been some relief for small businesses during the ongoing crisis and recession. Paycheck Protection Program loans, for example, have been instrum
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No one is immune to a financial disaster, but everyone can be smart about what comes next
Financial planning isn't about making perfect decisions with your money. Mistakes are bound to happen. You might not have control over unexpected crises, but you do have control over your preparedness and your reaction. If you find it difficult to save, try setting up micro-goals to hold yourself accountable every day.
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Reverse Estate Planning? There’s Such Thing, And It’s A Good Strategy For Some Families
Most estate planning discussions assume assets flow in only one direction, from older generations to younger generations.
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Selling a Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic: You Want to Sell, But Is It the Right Time?
There is a popular saying about best laid plans often going astray. Business owners are experiencing firsthand the derailing of plans in this unprecedented and unpredictable 2020. Those with plans to market their business for sale this year are left particularly in a lurch. At a time when many industries are struggling
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The Financial Plan: Top 5 Reasons you need a documented, living, accessible plan for your financial future
Sure, most of us think about retirement and leverage or have leveraged a 401(k) and other investment options or high-level planning to help get us there.
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3 reasons the labor shortage could be a 'structural change' in the economy, according to S&P
The record number of people leaving the workforce signals structural changes in the economy, Standard & Poor's reported last month. The
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A Call To Duty: Small Business Can Lead On Covid-19 Vaccinations And Help Bring The Economy Back
Brookline, MA. - February 25: Dr. Marisa Tieger, a physician at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, injects Lillian Leavitt with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic for Holocaust survivors and their families at Congregation Kehillath Israel on February 25, 2021 in Brookline, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By M
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As Talk of a Recession Looms, Here's Why You Should Think Twice Before Laying People Off to Cut Costs
While the initial response is to cut costs quickly, businesses that haven't done so amidst similar past crises have managed to come out stronger in
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Giving employees a sense of purpose requires infrastructure. Here’s how to build it for yourself and others
Photo: LeonidKos (Shutterstock) Individuals turn to purpose-driven work to contribute to social and ecological goals they care about and align with
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Increasing Your Mortgage by Hundreds of Dollars a Month Could Actually Save You Money. Here's How
When mortgage rates started plunging to record lows back in the summer of 2020, my husband and I decided to take advantage of that situation by refinancing our mortgage. We wound up locking in a much lower interest rate on our loan due to market conditions (and the fact that we had good credit helped as well).