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Celebrating Teddy Roosevelt

Could everyone remain calm please? As a financial counselor, I’m helping a lot of people deal with their fears and anxiety. Take a deep breath. The good old US of A is still good to go. Stay in the game. If we could all celebrate the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt this month it might help! October 27, 1858 he was born in New York to a wealthy family and educated at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His father died of cancer when he was 20, and a short time later he met Alice Lee. They married in 1880. In 1881 …

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Solutions for America

Be an American! Celebrate your Citizenship. Be a part of this great Country. Learning about America makes you a better American. If you were born here, then you are a citizen. It’s not something you should take lightly. Your ancestors earned you the right to be born here, and your name, and your DNA matter. Your genealogy in your family is part of your family pride. You had parents, and grandparents, and great grandparents who together, built us this great, kind, loving Nation. Together, as a society, we live by a code that governs our people. We help our leaders, …

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Should We Have a Patriot Card?

Your Patriot Card confirms your identity and allows you to move quickly through life.  It helps confirm your Voters ID, and allows you to invest in America.  It helps us confirm census data, and allows you to log volunteer hours.  It helps our people travel more freely and with confidence.  It’s good to know that you’re a part of social security and medicare.  These are the safety net in our society to be sure everyone participates. This system allows you to acknowledge your mortgage, so that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the lending industry can remain solvent.  It helps prevent …

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Family, Community and Your Neighborhood

It’s a New Year in America, and we need to look ahead. A long ways ahead, and then it helps us know what to do today. Everyone agrees that in America, pursuit of Happiness is the right of the individual. Your dad didn’t have to be a King or other Monarch for you to rise to the top in America. Anything was possible, even the impossible! Your family values were backed up by your family integrity, and your grandparents helped you understand who you were. You had shame and humiliation to help back up those family values. If you couldn’t …

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Willing to Thrive in 2025!

It isn’t enough to just get by in America. This is where a family can grow and thrive, and benefit from the kindness that America brings to the dinner table. With VELOCITY of money, the economy thrives because money keeps moving through the local economy. You can’t “not spend” your way out of a recession. We all must support the local business in town, if you want it to be there for you. America is where the focus is on the family, values, and integrity to keep the system running. Our local government needs to have integrity and character to …

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Planned Giving Summer Thoughts

“In matters of fashion, sway with the times, but in matters of principles we must stand fast.” If you are lucky enough to have Pioneer DNA, then you come from hearty stock. The weak ones never started the journey, and many of the strong ones didn’t make it either due to a variety of circumstances. Are you lucky enough to be able to trace your line back to the Pioneers? Do you feel like you have a better feeling for life in the 1850’s because of the work you’ve done studying history? We saw transportation and communication change the world …

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Happy Birthday Grandma!

1893 was a great year to be born. Today marks the 123rd birthday of my Grandma Shaw. She was a dear person in my life growing up, alongside Grandpa Shaw, they led our extended family. Aunts, Uncles and Cousins shared the holiday tables as we celebrated Christmas together when we could. Grandma and Grandpa led by example. They shared their values and opinions and weren’t always politically correct by todays standards. But we loved them. We respected them and honored their beliefs and values, in the choices we made as grandchildren. You knew you didn’t want them to disapprove of …

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We the People need to speak up.

When did Congress stop looking out for “We the People?” When did they remove themselves from social security and build out their own retirement system? We still need 50 United States that come together with their different flavors and characters to make up the fabric of the United States of America. What made America great was the fact that anyone could rise up and do better. Work ethic was as important, and maybe even more than just your blood line. Society is made up of many people and many groups, and our strength is in the variety. It’s only when …

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Affordable Care Act…Are your income taxes up to date?

I can help you figure out the U.S. health insurance maze.  There are a lot of changes happening right now, as we implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Let me first say that health care is expensive.  One way to make it more affordable is to keep everyone well so they don’t get sick!  We try to do more with preventive measures now, so that you are inspired to take better care of yourself and maybe need less care in the long run. It is scary to think that a typical health insurance premium for a family of …

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The Secret History of the Birth of the Nation

I found this the other day, and it reminded me why I was so passionate about 1976 and the bicentennial celebration. Everyone went back to the basics of our country, and learned their history again. Here was an article I found written by an attorney from York, PA. We need to remain 50 United States of America, not one big Federal State. Mr. J. F. Rauhauser, Jr. Esq., President of the York County Bicentennial Commission, Inc. tells the story in his discourse, “The Secret History of the Birth of the Nation.” “The facts are unassailable and the law irrefutable. In …

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