Column, Money Matters

What is MAMAA?

By Kevin Theissen Jim Cramer, host of “Mad Money” on CNBC, is credited for creating the popular FAANG acronym to identify some of the largest, most powerful companies in the world: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google. Recently, changes in […]

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Column, Money Matters

Rumors about Social Security

By Kevin Theissen You’ve probably heard the rumors about Social Security: “If you keep working you can’t collect benefits,” “The program is going broke,” and the old standby, “You’ll never get back what you put into it!” If any of […]

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Column, Money Matters

Are your taxes going to change?

By Kevin Theissen Most likely you’ve heard what’s brewing in Washington, D.C. called by one of these following names: The Build Back Better Act, “the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill” or the “Jobs and Economic Recovery Plan for Working Families.” […]

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Column, Money Matters

Teenage “wage-land”

By Kevin Theissen Summer jobs are a perennial aspect of the American workforce. It’s a time when teenagers are filling out applications and, in many cases, earning wages of their own for the first time. But some of what we’ve […]

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Column, Money Matters

Cuts to social security benefits?

By Kevin Theissen The economic impact of Covid-19 has been felt from coast to coast. And, unfortunately for many pre-retirees, it could potentially impact Social Security benefits as well. Some reports suggest that if Congress doesn’t take action to address […]

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