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By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager We often get the question or the comment regarding a market correction or worse, a bear market. We also take note that, historically, many corrections have been made in September and October. Why that is so is the subject of speculation. Most...
By Joe Capers, Insurance Zone Although the life insurance industry has adopted the campaign that September is life insurance month, it is my belief that every month is Life Insurance Awareness Month. Recent market research done by LIMRA (Life Insurance and Market Research Association) shows that 36% of Americans plan to...

Does Your Home Sweat?

By Chris Balzer, ECES When I conduct insulation inspections in attics, I normally come out with sweat on my forehead and sometimes, depending on the inspection and time of year, I am completely drenched. This is normal and we all sweat to keep our bodies cool. When our home sweats,...
By Rita L. Sherwood As a former EMS technician and fireman for eight years, Eric Sawyer says, “The best part about my job is helping people. I like meeting people and hearing their stories.” Eric is the manager of Assurance Residential Florida, a locally owned general contractor from northeast Georgia, that...
By Gail Pelto Online reviews are a must these days! Why? Because most people search the internet for just about everything: where to eat, how to pick a cat, how to hire a contractor, how to hire a great Realtor (like me!), etc. And online reviews are awesome! That is...

Smart Film

By Chris Balzer, ECES But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet No one would dispute that having the beauty of soft natural light shining through our windows puts a smile on our face and warms our hearts....
By Dave Saviola, Money Pastor, Arborbrook Financial Consultants In studying the history of the concept of retirement, it did not take long to come across research and studies that seemed to prove this is another man-made concept that has the potential to do more harm than good. We couldn’t agree...
By Matthew Vanderford, Claimology By now, you’ve heard me speak of Hurricane season this time of year; it’s just so important to know what to do when trying to recover from a Hurricane’s aftermath, in many ways, but also as it pertains to your insurance claims. Hopefully, it doesn’t happen...

Margin For Success

By Ricky Tillman Harper Margin. Business leaders talk about it all the time, usually in terms of profit and loss. Most CEO’s or business owners manage from a profit/loss sheet that often has margin calculations built in. We therefore think of margin in purely financial terms; it is the difference...
Founder of Vets Helping Vets & First Responders For years, Jimy Thorpe had felt the urge to give back. A veteran, Jimy had served as a young man in the U.S. Army for eight years and had always held the highest regard for the men and women who serve our...