NOTE: THIS IS PART ONE OF A THREE PART SERIES. TODAY WE ARE ADDRESSING MORTGAGE RATES, AND HOW THEY COULD IMPACT THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME....

Ray Dalio is one of the greatest investors of our time. He has served as co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates since...

Introduction The recent decision by Fitch Ratings to downgrade the credit rating of the United States' sovereign debt could have sent...

The final Illinois Secure Choice deadline of November 1 is less than four months away. Small businesses that have 5 or more employees...

As we head into 2023, millions of American taxpayers will need to adjust their expectations for their tax return. The stimulus checks are...

President Biden signed the SECURE 2.0 Act into law on December 29th of 2022. This $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill has over 100...

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 issued a new requirement for all online payment services like Paypal, Venmo, eBay and Etsy, to issue...

As tax season approaches, we wanted to reach out and share a few important dates and deadlines for 2023. Please see the important dates...

We’ve written extensively about the benefits of the Roth IRA. The Roth IRA is one of the most powerful tools available for creating...

Just a few weeks after the announcement of record-breaking Social Security increases, the IRS announced their own set of record-breaking...

On October 13th, the Social Security Administration announced that the cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits...

The deadline for taxpayers who filed an extension this year is Monday, October 17th. Keep in mind that filing an extension does not...

Federal Reserve Bank officials raised interest rates by 75 basis points last week. This was the third consecutive interest rate hike by...

Many Illinois residents will begin receiving a “fourth” stimulus payment in the coming weeks. The Illinois Family Relief Plan grants...

Mortgage rates surged to 6.02% this week. This is the highest rate we’ve seen on 30-year fixed rate mortgages since November 2008, and...

Two weeks ago, I was driving into work on September 1st and listening to a song by CeCe Winans called “The Goodness of God.” As I was...

On August 24, 2022, President Biden announced debt forgiveness for federal student loan borrowers. He also announced a final extension on...

President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on August 16th. The bill is currently the most expensive climate change agenda...

The Social Security Administration’s projected 2023 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is projected to hit 11.4% next year if the current...

A recession used to be defined as two consecutive quarters of negative Gross Domestic Production (GDP) growth, as measured by the Bureau...