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Buice column: Extending drive to Tennessee pays off with sweet treats
Hey, I’m all about the food, but when a restaurant has a pastry chef (cheesecake, anyone?), that takes ...
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Brad Rhodes: How does an annuity company invest the funds?
By Brad Rhodes An annuity is a financial contract in which an insurance company agrees to make periodic ...
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Brad Rhodes: How does an irrevocable life insurance trust work?
“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for ...
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Jim Buice column: Not standing so tall these days
After finally getting my weight under control in the last year or so, I’ve now got another problem. ...
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Brad Rhodes — Have you considered a living trust?
By Brad Rhodes “A living trust…is more flexible and more private than a will. It affords you, your ...
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Brad Rhodes: Where can you find money for a safe, predictable retirement?
You are likely to be retired much longer than you think. For how long do you think you ...
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Brad Rhodes: An annuity product many have never heard of
As more and more seniors look for ways to lower their taxes in retirement, Qualified Longevity Annuity are ...
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Brad Rhodes: How do annuities work?
By Brad Rhodes Annuities are financial products that provide a guaranteed income stream in exchange for a lump ...
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Jim Buice column: Recognizing a star who hand-painted a mural
Maybe you’ve heard of Hilda Gentry McKnight, who was known in this community for making Moravian Advent stars. ...
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Brad Rhodes: Are you and your money prepared for the next pandemic or recession?
“The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic downturn took pretty much everyone by surprise. Are you ready for the ...
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Brad Rhodes: Should you have debt when you retire?
Unless your parents made some weird deal with the hospital, you were probably born kicking and crying but ...
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Brad Rhodes: Questions to ask before choosing a CD or annuity
If you want to retire well, you will need to be even more vigilant about protecting your cash, ...
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Brad Rhodes: What happens to your annuity when you die?
“Annuities have a lot going for them, including the Ability to create guaranteed streams of lifetime income. But ...
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Brad Rhodes: Cryptocurrency, blockchain technology changing financial world
Once relegated to the global financial system’s outermost fringes, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have entered the ...
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Buice column: Christmas gets brighter in Bermuda Run
Remember the Christmas of 2020 — the year of COVID — and how things were then?Rosanne Peacock does. ...
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Brad Rhodes: He won the Nobel Prize, how about quantum annuities?
By Brad Rhodes Albert Einstein was ahead of his time. He revolutionized physics thinking, and his theory beginning ...
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Editorial — Reflections on Leandro
By Mary Ann Wolf On Saturday morning, my 17-year-old son asked me how it felt to wake up ...
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Brad Rhodes: Guess what is coming to a bank near you?
By Brad Rhodes What appears foreign will become commonplace, and you might as well prepare for it. Cryptocurrencies ...
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Brad Rhodes: A fresh look at whole life insurance
By Brad Rhodes Whole life has a simple objective, to ensure your “whole” life, in other words, it ...
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Jim Buice column: New town manager finds treasure picking up trash
You might say that James Ayers “hit the ground running” even before officially becoming the new town manager ...
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Brad Rhodes: Trick or treat — the market is on wobbly legs
October has always been a devilish month for Wall Street. Black Tuesday was Oct. 29, 1929. Black Monday was ...
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Letter to the editor: 90% by 2025
School board member and current chair Deanna Kaplan, who is facing a highly competitive campaign for re-election, made ...
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Brad Rhodes: In death, the details become essential
By Brad Rhodes In my line of work, I have the unfortunate job of dealing with the passing ...
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Brad Rhodes: A life insurance policy is an asset you can sell
By Brad Rhodes Did you know that you have a valuable asset that is often overlooked and may ...
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Brad Rhodes: Financial tips to reduce stress
Use these tips to reduce stress: Get serious about your retirement: If your employer matches your 401(k) contributions, ...
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Tim Istock: Animal lemons
By Tim Istock So I was out strolling down my driveway yesterday morning past a large, stately oak ...
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Buice column — Young farmer continues to produce
When you check out the Clemmons Farmers Market, you’ll see a little bit of everything. I always enjoy ...