PSA: What does retirement security mean to you?

October is National Retirement Security Month.     If you’re still working, what can you do to help yourself achieve security during your retirement years?     For starters, contribute regularly to your tax-advantaged accounts, such as your IRA and 401(k).

"As body of Christ let’s be imitators of Christ" by: Caleb Gibson

In 1896 the Kansas Congregational minister Charles Sheldon published a novel called, “In His Steps: What would Jesus do?”

"Reel Reviews: ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ almost 2 hours’ worth of couple’s therapy" by: Jessica Shepard

Now that we’ve finally got more new movies releasing almost weekly, I’m getting my eyeballs on better flicks.     Well, at least that’s the overall hope!     Still, I went into “Venom: Let There be Carnage” with marginally more excitement than its predecessor, 2018’s “Venom.”

PSA: Prepare yourself financially for illness…just in case

With luck, you’ll enjoy good health throughout your life.    Nonetheless, it’s a good idea to financially prepare yourself in case you ever encounter a serious illness.    But what steps should you take?

"Can we close the quarter on a positive note and I am not talking football?" by: John Sample

This week we will close out the third quarter and the month of September.    This comes on the back of last week’s volatility with the Dow down over 600 points on Monday before closing out the week recovering all of that loss to post a gain for the week.

"Using questions to see things from a new perspective" by: Jessica Shepard

Every once in a while I get to hang out with my friends’ children and we talk about how life was in the “old” days.    Conversations usually start out with the kids asking me about something they recently learned in school.

"Plenty of obstacles exist in reporting public business" by: Mike Reddell

Is it too much to have people in government return my phone calls?      I mean, wow there’s a big difference between how people in government would call reporters back when I started in this business nearly half a century ago.

"First Fall cold front this week brings Halloween hopes" by:Jessica Shepard

What’s better than ringing in the first official day of fall than having a cold front blow through and drop nighttime temperatures into the high 50s?      Not to mention, since it happens Wednesday, I’m writing about it beforehand – but, we’ll ignore that!

"And you thought you had till the end of October to become frightened" by: John Sample

A new week and while we enjoy football, the coming of fall and Halloween around the corner, I suppose a Monday scare in the equities market seems only logical.      This week opens with concerns about the debt load of Evergrande, the Chinese real estate company.

PSA: Are your loved ones prepared to be caregivers?

If you’ve recently retired or plan to retire soon, you probably have a wish list of what you want to do.      But one thing you definitely don’t want is to become a financial burden to your grown children.      How can you avoid this?