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An Investment Advisor Talks About How Money Can’t Buy Acknowledgement

The stories of my clients’ lives that they share with me are gifts. Each one is a precious blessing to me. One retiree is a remarkable woman. She was born and raised in the Deep South and came of age during the Civil Rights era. I was born in the 60s, but grew up in...

An Investment Advisor Talks About How Money Can’t Buy Peace of Mind

I sleep like the dead. There could be crises coming at me from all sides, and I’d still need to be shaken awake in the morning. Not everyone is so lucky. I had a new client come in last week. My assistant seats all clients and offers them...

An Investment Advisor Talks About How Money Can’t Buy Racial Equality

The Quad-Cities Big Table, an initiative of the Quad-Cities Chamber of Commerce, was meant to bring people together to have conversations about how we can make life in our community even better. I hosted a table of eleven at the Martin Luther King Center in Rock...

An Investment Advisor Talks About How Money Can’t Buy Time

The flexibility entailed with owning my own firm is such a gift. I work hard...and also work "non-traditional" hours when necessary to best accommodate my clients. Nine-to-five job and kids' activities on Saturdays? No problem. I'll meet you...

An Investment Advisor Talks About Women’s United

Women's United is an initiative of the United Way and is made up of women in the Quad-Cities area who are committed to ensuring that all children are Kindergarten-ready, no matter their socioeconomic status. I am extremely proud to count myself among Women's...

An Investment Advisor Talks About Credit Card Debt

In mid-2017, NerdWallet reported that Americans held $12.96 trillion of total household debt. For those Americans who did carry debt, the average household had $131,431.00 (including mortgages). Of those holding credit card debt, the average household carried a...

An Investment Advisor and the Rock Island/Milan First Day Fund

When I was a little girl, I loved school. I own it: I was a geek. I loved learning, I loved being the first one to raise my hand, I loved writing papers...I even loved taking tests. One of my favorite things was going school supply shopping with my...

An Investment Advisor Talks About Your “Emergency Account”

According to the latest data reported by CNBC, 57 million Americans have zero emergency savings. This equates to 24% of all adults, but, more disturbingly, a full 32% of young "Boomer" adults ages 53 to 62. This age group, nearing retirement and most in need of...