The use of artificial intelligence has exploded exponentially in recent years, and AI related companies including Microsoft (part owner of Open AI, the developer of ChatGPT) and NVIDIA have driven the stock market to record highs. AI can achieve some miraculous things. It allows users to unlock their phone with…
Today on World Teacher Day we are honoring the educators who taught us the most (and some who are just beginning their teaching career). We also want to honor another important person, who not only has taught all of us important principles of finance and business, but who also has…
As long as there have been humans on this earth, working hard to make an honest living, there have been lurkers trying to scam them. So prevalent have these scams become, that local law enforcement offices have teamed up with credit union representatives to create a fraud squad. You can…
The day before her 18th birthday, my daughter broke her wrist and needed surgery to repair it. The timing of her injury provided a profound lesson for us both. As we had been her entire life up to that point, her father and I were her legal guardians at the…
Artificial intelligence has not only been influencing some of the daily news cycle lately, it also has played a key role in driving investors toward tech stocks. Some analysts estimate AI technology could boost the global economy by $15.7 trillion by 2030, and investors want to take advantage of that…
Summer is an important season to pay attention to your health. You need to watch your sun exposure, make sure all that extra sunlight isn’t disrupting your sleep and keep the weight you might gain from those ice cream sundaes under control. It’s also the perfect time to take a…
Pat Schabo lived with a twinkle in her eye and the kind of work ethic that went beyond time sheets and job descriptions. During her 25-year career at Winch Financial, she helped build the company from an intriguing idea in a developing industry, to an award-winning establishment with a wide-ranging,…
There’s a lot of inspiration in a slice of pie. Much like retirement planning, it all starts with a seed. If you plant the seed early enough and water it just right, it grows into a tree with apples plump enough to sustain you when you need to harvest them.…
We are celebrating National Send a Card to a Friend Day by putting together some Valentine’s Day cards for our military servicemembers. We are excited to participate in the Soldier’s Angels Valentines for Veterans program, which facilitates the distribution of holiday cards to deployed service members around the world or…