Do Your Investments Match Your Risk Tolerance?

When was the last time you looked at the content of your portfolio?
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I have a friend, Valerie Smith, who always makes me happy. Ever since I have known her she has been about truth, justice and diversity. Despite what is going on, she always has a positive note or information that is so outside the box that it makes me smile or ponder why is no one else doing this?
TAX SOLUTIONS: Capital Assets

By A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.
When most people think of capital assets, the first thought is stocks. Stocks are considered a capital asset, however personal property are also considered capital assets. We will provide a overview of capital assets.
Single Fathers Are Changing the Definition of Family
Malvin Brewer and his son, 8-year-old, Zavier Brewer enjoying a cool beverage from Speedway after a trip to the park.
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OLD TOWN’S JAZZFEST SET
The Corey Kendrick Trio & Aguanko kick off Friday night at the 2014 Lansing JazzFest
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Robert C. Koehler: Zero tolerance

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“As I walked down the hall, one of the police officers employed in the school noticed I did not have my identification badge with me.”
The speaker is testifying before the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. He was a high school freshman at the time. Ah, school days!
In Cuba, ‘Creeping Capitalism’ Arrives
By Louis Nevaer
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HAVANA—When the U.S. embassy reponed in Havana on Monday after more than 54 years, it signaled what Cubans have now accepted: creeping capitalism is the future.
OPINION: Workplace Bullying: The New Face of Discrimination
By Elsie Duell
Workplace bullying has become more and more of an issue in organizations, companies, and even government especially in our current climate of economic despair where jobs are few, and unemployment is high
Jill on Money: Get financial house in order before having children

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Birth rates are up for the first time since the recession began, and economists are cheering. It’s not that the practitioners of the dismal science are lovers of baby showers; rather, they say that the new mini baby boom is yet another example of an improving economy.