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By Victoria Ostrosky She still couldn’t believe it was happening. Her husband was too young. Their children were too little. They had too many plans for their life together. His battle with COVID-19 had lasted several weeks. It started out as just a cough. And now this. And she couldn’t...
By Victoria Ostrosky Sophie was decorating her new condo on the beach and noticed a lot of her new neighbors were using golf carts to tool around the complex. They looked like fun. “Good morning, Tom! It is Tom, right? I’m your new neighbor, Sophie.” “Welcome to the neighborhood!” said Tom....
By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager Many investors have experienced significant ups and downs lately and are trying to understand what is going on and how to make or adjust their strategies accordingly. Many just want to know, why the increase in volatility? There are several aggravating factors...
By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager What might you want to be considering now with elections behind us, the potential of new vaccines and a new administration coming to The White House? Whether you are investing for the near, intermediate or long-term, logistics, more than a strategy, can...
By Matthew Vanderford, Claimology Imagine you were given a task. Imagine this task is to travel across space to find a new home for your family, because the home you have is being threatened with extinction. Now imagine climbing into the rocket ship, blasting off and punching your way into...
By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager The U.S. economy is on a tear so to speak. Economic growth is considered by some to be beyond red hot (Fidelity recently called it “white hot”). Corporate profits have been growing at record paces, despite higher prices for materials and labor....
By Debby McKinney Social distance guidelines have just been extended through April 30th. This is a new world we’ve all been thrown into and all the parts won’t go back in their “places” when things get back to “normal.” This applies to all aspects of our life and business. We have...
By Victoria Ostrosky Bob retired to his man cave to relax and deal with some pressing paperwork. His boys were still home from school for the Christmas holiday playing with their new toys, and his wife Tonya was out returning some gifts and spending quality time with friends. With a few...
Ashley Vannoy is a panhandle professional you need to meet! When asked why she specialized in commercial lending in the panhandle in 2008, when most of the country was suffering through the market crash, she says, “our market here in Destin has always been the gold standard. It might...
Being born on the island atoll of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, it was only natural for Stacey Petrucci to be...