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Posts by Michelle Smalenberger, CFP®

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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Where Do I Park My Emergency Fund Cash? [Video]

By Michelle Smalenberger, CFP® | February 2, 2021
Emergency Fund

[Video] Where Do I Park My Emergency Fund Cash?|Maybe you are someone who has built up an emergency fund or you are currently working on it. Let’s talk through some common places where you can park these emergency funds.

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Gift Match & A New Year [Video]

By Michelle Smalenberger, CFP® | December 31, 2020
Gift Match

[Video] Gift Match & A New Year| Here is our final reveal of our Gift match from the 2020 Christmas challenge! We challenged you to give a gift so we could match it.

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Schedule your tax return [Video]

By Michelle Smalenberger, CFP® | December 21, 2020
Schedule Your tax return

[Video] Schedule Your Tax Return| Have you ever thought to schedule your tax return? Let me explain what I am talking about and the advantages to this.

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December 2020 Financial Planning & Investment Newsletter

By Michelle Smalenberger, CFP® | December 17, 2020
Financial Planning & Investing December 2020

Financial Planning & Investing December 2020 Newsletter: Financial Planning & Investing, Recapping 2020 Returns | 2020 Charitable Giving Strategy , Self-Directed 401k, Fee-Only Financial Advisor, Chicago, Barrington

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