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The SECURE Act Goes Into Effect 1 January 2020
Congress passed an important retirement-savings law called Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement, or the SECURE Act of 2019. The law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2020. After stalling for months, Congress suddenly passed the bills as an attachment to budget appropriations. The SECURE Act contains 29 separate provisions, but here are five that are relevant, timely, and likely to change the […]
The Nights Are Getting Shorter
Yesterday was Winter Solstice. The winter solstice is the day of the year in the northern hemisphere with the fewest hours of daylight, and it marks the start of astronomical winter. After the winter solstice, days start becoming longer and nights shorter as spring approaches. Cultures around the world hold feasts and celebrate holidays around […]
Smile … You’ve Taken the Pictures, Where Do You Store Them?
Pictures, we capture beautiful moments in time. They are on our smartphones and sometimes we still use a camera. Technology has given us the ability to snap with ease, yet we receive the “storage full – manage our settings” notification. Where in the world do we store these captured memories? Today, I’d like to introduce […]
Simplicity
Amist the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it’s important to remember simplicity is ours for the taking. Consider the joy in “little things”. The dawning of a new day. The smell of pine. Creating family recipes while listening to music or watching movies. Simplicity can be found, when we set our eyes upon […]
Expressing Thanks
In 1621, Pilgrams gathered together to host the inaugural feast. As we gather together with family and friends, I’d like to pause and reflect for all there is to be thankful for. To you and yours, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for being a part of my world. It means so much to […]
Capturing Memories This Thanksgiving
This week I was reminded about something I’ve done in the past. I created “80th birthday quizzes” 20 years ago to keep record about life’s important thoughts about people I loved. It got me thinking that it may be time to pull out the questions and bring them forward for others to use as they […]
Advisory Perspective Series – Debra Woog, Crisis Navigation Partner
Knowing someone who dedicates their business to helping professional women navigate through and beyond a crisis is an amazing connection! Getting to know Debra has shown me how valuable this is. Today, I’d like to introduce Debra to you all. Crisis experiences impact us deeply. From my perspective dealing with crisis situations big and small, […]
Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda
Is there anything inside of you that you want to bring forward to the world? Is there something you keep putting off until a “better time”, until you have “more time” or “when there is time”? It’s agony watching life leave a beautiful soul of an amazing woman. This woman has worked with business and […]
Access to So Much Information
Access to information is easier today than ever. Technology has opened up the world to the world through apps, online news, social media, messaging platforms and more. No matter what topic we’re interested in, there are hundreds of ways to obtain information about it any day of the week! The challenge for us is to […]