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Jeff Cleckner | Aug 12, 2025

Why Your Brain Sabotages Your Investment Plan (No Matter What the Market Does)

Investments
Finance
Savings
Risk Management

The Dow crosses 45,000. Your brain whispers: "This has to be the top."

The market drops 15%. Your brain screams: "Get out before it gets worse!"

Different

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Jeff Cleckner | Jul 22, 2025

What the New Tax Bill Could Mean for You: 7 Big Changes You Should Know About

Tax Planning
Finance
It’s called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” and it could represent a big overhaul to household finances.
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Jeff Cleckner | Jul 10, 2025

Why Patience Beats Perfection: The Long-Term Investor's Guide to Market Timing

Finance
Investments

Over the course of your investing life, you’ll encounter market lows and highs. Headlines often spotlight the extremes, especially when markets reach record

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Jeff Cleckner | Jun 21, 2025

Markets Are Reacting. Should You?

Investments
If your portfolio is built around your goals and properly diversified, it's designed for moments like this.
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Jeff Cleckner | Jun 16, 2025

The New Face of Fraud: How AI Is Changing the Scam Game

Technology

Technology has changed nearly everything about the way we live, work, and connect including how scammers operate.

Once upon a time, scams came in the form of

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Jeff Cleckner | Jun 3, 2025

The New Face of Fraud: How AI Is Changing the Scam Game

Technology

Technology has changed nearly everything about the way we live, work, and connect including how scammers operate.

Once upon a time, scams came in the form of

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Jeff Cleckner | May 27, 2025

U.S. Credit Downgrade: What Savers and Investors Should Know

Investments
Finance
One of the world’s top credit rating agencies just made a move no one wanted to see, and the financial media took notice. As you might have guessed, that
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Jeff Cleckner | May 21, 2025

Financial Spring Cleaning: 8 Ways To Refresh Your Finances

Retirement
Investments
Savings

As spring arrives and the weather warms up, many people turn their attention to cleaning out closets and organizing their homes. According to a recent survey

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Jeff Cleckner | May 1, 2025

5 Time-Tested Investment Strategies to Match Your Financial Mindset

Investments

What makes one investor stick with their strategy through market swings while another panics and pulls out?

Often, it comes down to mindset.

Your investing

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Jeff Cleckner | Apr 25, 2025

The patience premium: What market history teaches us

Investments
“How long will this last?” “Will markets bounce back?” “Should I make a change now?” These are some of the most common and understandable questions investors
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Jeff Cleckner | Apr 18, 2025

5 Smart Ways to Use Your Tax Refund in 2025

Investments
Finance
Tax Planning

Tax season might not spark joy, but a refund sure can.

In 2025, the IRS estimates the average federal income tax refund will top $3,170.1 That means a lot of

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Jeff Cleckner | Apr 8, 2025

What's next for markets and the economy?

Investments
Markets have been on a roller coaster, and investors are asking: Is a bear market on the way?
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