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Investing this summer: What you need to know

Investing this summer: What you need to know

The phrase “Sell in May and Go Away” is a popular adage which encourages investors to sell their stocks in May to avoid season decline and then reinvest come November.…

By supporting franchise business model, policymakers support job growth

By supporting franchise business model, policymakers support job growth

A central issue shaking up this election has been declining opportunity. Not only is the middle class stretched beyond its ability to cope, the most challenged class of workers –…

Summertime is baby time: how to start preparing financially

Summertime is baby time: how to start preparing financially

Summer is often a time for playing outside, soaking up the sun, barbequing, and … babies! According to the CDC, July and August have the highest birth rates.  As a…

Owners of political newspapers ought to come clean loudly and proudly

Owners of political newspapers ought to come clean loudly and proudly

As a print and now mostly digital journalist in Colorado for nearly 30 years, I have more than just a passing interest in who owns the newspapers, magazines and websites…

Muhammad Ali knew minorities, poor will always be cogs in American war machine

Muhammad Ali knew minorities, poor will always be cogs in American war machine

My father, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and judge advocate general who died a little over two years ago, was no fan of Muhammad Ali, the boxing great, poetic…

Time to celebrate benefits of 529 plans on National College Savings Day

Time to celebrate benefits of 529 plans on National College Savings Day

We have all heard the statistics that the cost of college is going up rapidly. In fact, it’s reported that the average cost of a four-year private college education is…

Saving for a summer getaway

Saving for a summer getaway

For many, Memorial Day weekend often signifies as the unofficial kick-off of summer – and with that, also the start of summer vacations. You’ve worked hard all year and now…

All eyes on the Fed and its next move on interest rates

All eyes on the Fed and its next move on interest rates

There has been much chatter in the last few months since the Federal Reserve decision to raise interest rates in December. Economists and investors are keeping a watchful eye on…

Trump doesn’t have a woman problem as long as they look good and work for less

Trump doesn’t have a woman problem as long as they look good and work for less

Supporters and even some detractors of Donald Trump say if elected president he’ll be better for the U.S. economy than Hillary Clinton, who’s too cozy with Wall Street bankers and…

Staying informed on women and family finances this Mother’s Day

Staying informed on women and family finances this Mother’s Day

Despite our busy families and careers, my girlfriends and I often gather for dinner or lunches where we share updates about our careers, families and children. Recently, I attended a…