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Media Hype and the Stock Market
Do media headlines have you down on the stock market? “Down plunges 1,175 – worst point decline in history” – CNN Money Headline February...
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Diane Young, President
- Feb 7, 2018
- 2 min
Louise the Loser
Meet Louise- she is a loser. She always pays too much for cars, loses her Kohls Cash Coupons, picks bad boyfriends, and hasn't asked...
Diane Young, President
- Nov 30, 2017
- 2 min
Last Minute Resolutions
If you are anything like me, you are having a panic attack because the end of the year is quickly approaching and most of the New Year's...
Diane L. Young, President
- Nov 2, 2017
- 2 min
Your Financial Red Balloon
Have you seen the horror movie “It” yet? I haven’t. I am not into scary movies like that. But I know it is about a creepy clown that...
Diane Young, President
- Oct 23, 2017
- 2 min
Party like it's 1999
I miss Prince. I remember when his song “I’m gonna party like it’s 1999” came out in 1983. I was just starting college and we played it...
Diane L. Young, President
- May 10, 2017
- 2 min
Airlines and your money!
As I watched with horror as a passenger was dragged off a plane, it got me thinking about “Best Interest” and how it might apply to your...
Diane Young, President
- Apr 19, 2017
- 2 min
Early Retirement Packages
Many companies are restructuring and offering employees early retirement packages. For many, this comes as a complete surprise and shock....
Athena Financial Group
- Mar 16, 2017
- 2 min
Ides of March and a Fed Increase!
The Federal Reserve Raises the Interest Rate Monetary policy is normalizing due to economic improvement. On March 15, the Federal Reserve...
Diane L. Young
- Jan 9, 2017
- 2 min
Challenge Everything!
Happy New Year! If you are like me you have probably already broken your New Year’s Diet Resolution- so let’s focus on something that...
Diane L. Young
- Dec 5, 2016
- 2 min
Who is your trustee?
Trusts are not just for wealthy folks but can be a great way to pass assets on the next generation outside of the probate courts. They...
Diane Young (First Published in Community
- Oct 18, 2016
- 3 min
Who is your Sully?
I saw the movie “Sully” this weekend. It was good, not great. But it walks you through a very important historical event. If you don’t...
Athena
- Sep 23, 2016
- 3 min
FAQ: Our New Independent Status
Why are you making the change? We felt that with new regulations from the Department of Labor, advances in technology, and our desire to...
Erica
- Aug 25, 2016
- 2 min
Millennials, Its Time to Build our Credit
Ah Millennials, call us entitled or narcissistic, but I am proud of my generation. The way I see it we are the generation of the 21st...
Athena Financial Group
- Jul 19, 2016
- 3 min
Baseball and Financial Literacy
April brings spring showers and Tigers baseball! And it’s financial literacy month too! Which one are you more excited about? I bet its...
Athena Financial Group
- Jul 19, 2016
- 2 min
Seventy, Tax Smart and Charitable!
You are a pretty nice person. You worked hard all your life, you saved and you give to various charities and nonprofits. You are turning...
Athena Financial Group
- Jul 19, 2016
- 3 min
Divorce, Let's Talk About It
Divorce - an ugly thought but with more than half of marriages ending in it, we should talk about it. The fact is, divorce has a huge...
Athena Financial Group
- Mar 17, 2016
- 3 min
Downton Abbey and the Economy
Grab your tissues! Downton Abbey is coming to an end. Will Edith find happiness? Will Mary find a man who can tame her? Will poor mean...
Athena Financial Group
- Feb 24, 2016
- 3 min
The Art of Doing Nothing
A few years back, I heard an economist speak at an education conference I was attending. He was very engaging (Unusual for economists)...
Athena Financial Group
- Feb 1, 2016
- 3 min
The Big Short
I saw the movie, The Big Short, this weekend. I had read the book by Michael Lewis several years ago so I was familiar with the...
Athena Financial Group
- Dec 29, 2015
- 4 min
Smart Money Moves in your 20s, 30s, 40s & 50s
If you had a timeline of the financial steps you should probably take in life, what would it look like? Answers to that question will...
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