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By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager Americans and American investors continue to be amazed and surprised at so many things that are taking place. Were we headed in this direction already and has the pandemic merely accelerated it? There is a shortage of labor. (We understand there are...

By Erin Bakker The roof is one of the most important parts of a home or business, yet it is one of the hardest to keep an eye on. Roof inspections require going up on a ladder, and once up there, the inspector has to know what he or she...

By Joe Capers, Insurance Zone In prior articles we detailed the major coverages and restrictions of your homeowners, condo unit owners or renter’s policies. While these are designed to protect your structure and what’s inside, there is normally limited coverage for your valuable possessions such as jewelry, fine art, wine,...

By Chris Balzer, ECES I was recently asked: How do I know if my home needs insulation or improvements to make my home more energy efficient? Some ways we check are with a thermal Camera. Thermal cameras can detect the slightest difference in temperature showing us leaks, missing insulation, poor...

By Ricky Tillman Harper “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” —Abraham Lincoln I am thankful for 2020. Yes, you read that right. As difficult as last year was and as tragic as the pandemic has been, we learned much...

By Courtney Lindberg, Director of Innovation, Arborbrook Consultants For over a decade now we have been working with employers that have sought help stewarding their businesses. One of their highest demands has been to attract, retain and provide for their employees. Since COVID, we’ve seen greater demand for better solutions and...

The BBB Foundation serving Northwest Florida announced the recipients of the 16th annual Torch Award for Ethics program from its District II area: Okaloosa and Walton County. 1-5 employees category winner – Transaction One, LLC, Destin 6-19 employees category winner – The Honey Do Service, Inc., Fort Walton Beach 20+ employees category...

By Donna Montalvo A2Z Specialty Advertising, Inc., continues to remember and celebrate the life of local legend Gabby Bruce. Each month we will include a quote/story from someone who Gabby influenced, so you can see the kind of impact he had and continues to have in our community. Heather Ruiz, Director...

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...