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September 23, 2015 

5 Steps to Help Small Businesses Obtain Financing

Helping your clients with a full range of services, including creating a business plan and guiding them on how to secure financing, can have a huge impact on their success, increase your integrity as a provider of services and lead to increased referrals.

Sabrina Parsons

 Good Financial Planning Helps Avoid Stock Market Roller Coaster

September 20, 2015 

Good Financial Planning Helps Avoid Stock Market Roller Coaster

Any retirees who felt queasy over the recent swings in the market probably have their money invested in the wrong areas, Slovon says. He suggests options that retirees, or those nearing retirement, should look for as they try to figure out how much ...

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September 18, 2015 

New Invoicing Feature Integrates With SMB Financing System

This feature allows small businesses to enter the details of paper invoices into BlueVine’s cloud-based invoice factoring solution, manually creating an online invoice. Without being required to connect accounting software to BlueVine, qualified ...

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September 15, 2015 

4 Tips To Help Couples Keep The Peace About Money

A survey by the American Psychological Association pinpointed money as the leading cause of stress for Americans, with 72 percent saying they had felt at least some stress about money in the previous month.

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September 15, 2015 

Scams Show the Vital Importance of Strong Financial Controls

Also known as “CEO fraud,” this type of scam is surprisingly easy for criminals to pull off with just a little social engineering and a rudimentary knowledge of technology. But there’s good news – simple accounting controls can go a long way in ...

 The Core Phases of a Sound Financial Plan

September 8, 2015 

The Core Phases of a Sound Financial Plan

Despite all of these tools that some financial advisors may ignore in this solution phase, there are also three other phases when creating a sound financial plan. Berger reviews the phases.

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September 8, 2015 

The 4 Keys to Financial Planning

Having a well-balanced, holistic financial plan is equally important, especially as individuals approach retirement, Cassidy says. Such a blueprint should cover guaranteed income planning, wealth management, tax minimization strategies, long-term ...

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September 1, 2015 

Wealth Manager Gives Long-Term Budget Advice to LGBT Couples

For LGBT couples, modern families and society in general, history is being made rapidly. Following the movement of a majority of U.S. states to approve marriage equality over the pat couple of years, the Supreme Court voted to make same-sex marriage a right nationwide. “The progress we’ve made as a community and as a society...…

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August 26, 2015 

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): A Win-Win-Win

HSAs were implemented in 2004 in the United States to provide a medical savings account for individuals who were enrolled in a high-deductible health plan, or HDHP. An HSA allows an individual to contribute amounts each calendar year to pay for ...