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What is the market?

MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP® Whether it is on the nightly news, in the newspaper, on various financial radio stations or websites, you hear people talk about the market. Yet, what is the market? The market is simply where stocks, bonds and funds are traded.  Here we refer to a handful of common indexes or benchmarks used to…

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Financial Friday

Friday’s Financial Update 8-18-2017: Investing vs. Gambling

We’ve all seen the news headlines this week of political drama in many forms.  The market has been up and down depending on the news of the day.  Despite these events, a diversified long-term focused investment plan is still the way to go to weather not only the news but also the market. Thought that…

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