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Even Cardi B was Upset about Inflation This Year

The difficult aspects of inflation occur when no practical substitutes exist. Reasonable consumers learn from their choices – which to keep and which to change.
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President Forrest Bell’s Letter on Kindness & Gratitude for 2023

For Thanksgiving this year, my wife, Rose Lynn, and I drove down to Los Angeles with our two girls to ...
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Receiving an Inheritance

At some point in your life, you may find yourself the recipient of an inheritance from a departed loved-one. While ...
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Making the Most of Your Employee Stock Plans

A concentrated position means higher risk. That risk is magnified by the fact that your salary comes from the same source.
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What Does Walden Pond have to do with the Covid Pandemic?

For many workers, like Thoreau, remote work created the time and space for deep reflection about what is essential for their happiness.
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Healthy, Creative Strategies for Gifting to Children

You worked hard all your life, managed your money responsibly, and — lo and behold! — your efforts paid off. ...
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College Planning in the COVID Era

Just like it’s done with so many aspects of life as we know it, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought sweeping ...
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Reflections on Mortality

How do you mark time? We have clocks and calendars, birthdays and graduations, weddings and anniversaries, Holy Days and holidays, ...
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Prop 19: What Homeowners and their Children Need to Know

This past November, California voters approved Proposition 19, The Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire ...
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