FINANCIAL FOCUS: Estate Planning for Your Digital Assets
Presented by Sara Frank-Hepfer
Today, most of us rely on our cell phones and digital records to keep track of important contact information. In fact, we depend so greatly on online profiles and accounts for completing transactions and storing information that paper checks, address books, photo albums, and handwritten letters may soon become things of the past.
Opinion: Stand Against the Racist Trolls Going After Star Wars
John Boyega as Finn in “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens”
By Howard Smith II
As most of you have heard, the trailer for “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens” premiered on the internet and its ubiquitous fanbase reacted with jubilation and glee. But as anyone on the internet knows, trolls grow hungry when people are full of joy. Shortly after the trailer premiered, either out of fragility or boredom, the hashtag #BoycottStarWarsEpisodeVII popped up on twitter calling for a boycott of the movie under the claim that the film promotes “white genocide”.
TAX SOLUTIONS: Holiday Travel
By A.J. Gross
The holidays are great for spending time with family and friends. The holidays may also mean travelling long distances to meet with family and friends. Business owners and self-employed individuals may take advantage of this opportunity to deduct the cost of travel as a business expense. I recommend understanding the rules for business travel before taking the business deduction.
Opinion: LOOKING FOR BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS in BRAZIL
By Veronica Maria Brown-Comegys
About thirty years ago, I was walking down posh Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, where I lived with my white Brazilian “family.” The crown that Mother Africa had given me was evident. In other words, all traces of my perm had vanished. Suddenly an Afro-Brazilian man stopped me. He pointed at my head, and said in English, “Black Power,” then he cackled for so long that I thought he would become breathless.
Photo of Craig Lee Knight News Spotlight – The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens of a phone scam
The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens of a phone scam where the caller identifies themselves as a member of the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office Civil Division.
A Day in the Mind of Your Defiant Child
Although it may feel like your defiant child hates you, that’s usually far from the truth
Interpersonal Edge: Better boundaries guarantee better behavior
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Content Agency
Q. I am a great believer in second chances, but I’m finding people use my generosity to take advantage of me repeatedly. How can I give people the benefit of the doubt without ending up on the short end of the stick?
Jill on Money: Reflections on the recent correction
By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
Time flies when investors are enjoying a bull market. Until the recent correction, it had been four years since the last time the stock market declined by 10 percent.