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• What's Your Financial GPA?

  May 17, 2012

  It's that time of year: graduation season. The invitations are rolling in, the students are stressed out and studying hard. Lots of late nights for many are occurring. What about you? If you're beyond the pressure of final exams and grade point averages, you might think you're in the clear. ...

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• Faith and Fiat Money

  May 13, 2012

  "Fiat Money" is commonly defined as money that has no intrinsic value and cannot be redeemed for specie or any commodity, but is made legal tender through government decree.
  
  I have heard "Faith" defined as the belief in the experience of others.
  
  This sums up our long-term economic dilemma. Since ...

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• Steps to Finding (and Purchasing) A New Home

  May 09, 2012

  This will be news to most of Kevin’s readers, but as a little background information: my husband accepted an appointment to a new job last summer, which happens to be 1100 miles and an entire climate away from his previous one in the humid, lush South (yes, that needs to ...

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• Masterful Thoughts

  May 01, 2012

  Nothing epitomizes spring more than the iconic tradition known as The Masters. Held in the quaint, southern town of Augusta, Georgia, The Masters symbolizes everything southern….hospitality second to none, a measured pace of life, and most of all: breathe taking beauty!
  
  On April 8, 2012, at 8:10am, my wife and ...

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• What Most Advisors Will Not Tell You

  April 18, 2012

  Perception is not always reality. This is certainly true when it comes to financial planning. Many people feel that advisors are here to pull the reigns when spending gets out of control. Well, that is true in some cases (maybe all cases for some advisors), but for my practice it ...

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• Freaky Friday

  April 13, 2012

  Wow, what a day I have had today! It’s Friday the 13th folks, and I never considered myself superstitious until today. I left the house this morning to go and buy our dogs some food (because my lovely hubby forgot 2 days in a row, cough cough). So I jammed ...

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• Top 5 Initial Interview Questions

  April 07, 2012

  One of my favorite parts about being a tax and financial advisor here at Step By Step is getting to know my clients. Relationships are the foundation of society and without a strong, trusting, confident one there is little I could do to effect positive change in the lives of ...

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• Breaking up with your bank

  April 02, 2012

  Dear Bridget,
  
  Although I like a good vampire movie, I don’t like it when I feel like my big bank has fangs in my neck. Between high fees, low interest earnings, and lousy service I am fed up. Don’t get me started on the way they game the political system ...

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