Finances

The American economy is expanding at a record rate and workers are the beneficiaries. The Commerce Department today released a report showing the number of Americans filing unemployment benefits dropped to the ...

Dear Deborah, I am 61 and I’d like to retire and begin taking Social Security benefits next year. But I’m not sure if I should take early retirement benefits or wait until full ...

Buying a home can be lots of fun. It’s exciting to see all those years of dreaming come to life in a place you can finally call your own. With so many ...

Need some financial advice? Check out what folks are asking Dave Ramsey. Should I quit my job for school? Dear Dave, My wife and I have $72,000 in debt from student loans ...

I’m all about saving money. I was raised by parents who never paid full price for anything and valued the “deal” more than the actual item being purchased. When people ask me ...

What should my mortgage debt to income be? Dear Dave, Do you have a guideline ratio for mortgage debt to income? Levon Dear Levon, When it comes to buying a home, I ...

Stocking stuffers at Christmas are kind of like cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving. It’s there every year, but it’s usually an afterthought. It’s the opening band for the big concert. But don’t you ...

How to invest: Faith, not fear of N. Korea, should guide both finances and time says Stewardship Capital founder Ron Finke. In a little-heralded news item last month, the Federal Reserve announced ...

Grandparenting.  It’s a great thing.  I’ve got two little grandkids of my own, and we are having a blast.  I remember the moment that the first little one came home.  It was ...

Help in Making Your Christmas Budget.                                                      ...

By Linda Fields | The Joseph Company When you create a plan, plan for a success! Start with the basics of proper planning by stating your desired outcome, listing the resources you ...

CHICAGO | Christian News Service | The Christian Education Foundations is hosting a conference August 6 — 7, 2014 to equip pastors and their church leadership for increasing tithing in their local church. ...

By Linda Fields | The Joseph Company To exercise your entrepreneur muscle, let’s look at three ways you can begin to bring solutions to the table by revisiting the definition of an ...

Does Your Work Matter? By Linda Fields |   To develop your entrepreneurial spirit, your first priority is to understand if, and how, it matters. For decades there has been a schism ...

by Alan R. Jones, C.P.A. |  Well, Christmas has come and gone, and now the thoughts of many families and small businesses turn to their “favorite” time of year, tax filing season. ...

By Connie Hougland | When the calendar rolls over to a new year, one of the last things we may want to think about is charitable giving. We are just coming off ...

It’s hard to listen to the news these days without hearing another grim report about the widening mortgage crisis. There is plenty of blame to go around, but only God can help ...