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Posts by Michelle Smalenberger, CFP®

How To Grow Finances -A Gardening Analogy [Video]

By Michelle Smalenberger, CFP® | June 15, 2021
How to grow finances

This was such a great analogy on how to grow finances. In gardening and finances there is a natural order of how things get taken care of.

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The Calendar And The Checkbook Never Lie! [Video]

By Michelle Smalenberger, CFP® | June 6, 2021
Calendar and Checkbook

Two things that never lie are your calendar and your checkbook. These are two things you can analyze to see if you’re spending them well.

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Market’s Future: How Would You React Tomorrow If You Didn’t Act Today?

By Michelle Smalenberger, CFP® | June 3, 2021
Markets future

What if you knew the market’s future? Would you choose to make some changes today rather than wishing you had made a change tomorrow?

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Tax Filing Deadline & Stimulus Payments – BE CAREFUL!

By Michelle Smalenberger, CFP® | March 18, 2021
Tax Filing Deadline

The tax filing deadline has been extended. Before you say yes too quickly, be very careful of the dollar amounts that are on your tax return!

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Management Reviews for Business Owners [Video]

By Michelle Smalenberger, CFP® | February 23, 2021
Business Owner- Management Reviews

[Video] Management Reviews for Business Owners| Business owners stay busy creating products and delivering services to clients and customers, but do you have time for management reviews?

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How to Freeze My Credit [Video]

By Michelle Smalenberger, CFP® | February 4, 2021
Freeze My Credit Demonstration

Today we want to walk through “How to freeze my credit”. There has been a lot of fraud happening so we want to be sure and discuss this.

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