Financial Focus

Now that the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” has become federal law, there is a lot to unpack for American taxpayers and inv estors. Here, we’ll focus on the tax impacts.

Leave it to Uncle AI

The study of grammar and composition is endangered. That’s secondhand information from someone who heard it firsthand from a professor of English.Makes sense. Artificial intelligence prevails. Why learn how to write correctly if Uncle AI can do it better?

Memphis: Cyclone Country

Memphis, the seat of Hall County, is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 287, State Highway 256 and FM 1547, in the northeastern part of the county. The county was named for Wa r r e n D.C. Hall, Republic of Texas secretary of war. The community obtained their name in an atypical way.

Should you trust a ‘finfluencer’?

In the age of social media, it’s easy to find advice on just about anything — including how to manage your money.

The camera never lies

“Smile. You’re on Candid Camera!”That was a fun show. I think I had to look up the word “candid ” to see what it meant. If I now had to define the word off the top of my head, what would I say? What would you say?THINKING PAUSE.

The importance of setting strong financial goals

There’s a quote about the importance of setting goals that says,“If you don’t know where you’re going, any path will take you there.” You probably have dreams about retirement, vacations, hobbies and more.

Three men and a mule: Future leaders of Wellington united during the war in Italy

Early on the morning of Sept. 9, 1943, U.S. soldiers of the 142nd Infantry Battalion, 36th Infantry Division climbed down the ropes of transport ships into landing craft, bobbing on the waves of Italy’s Gulf of Salerno. Shells, fired from German guns in the nearby mount ains, began to rain down.

Financial Focus

If you’re planning to retire within the next few years — or you’ve recently retired — market volatility may feel especially unsettling. After years of saving and planning, you’re now ent ering a stage where your portfolio may shift from growth to providing income.

The 501:

Ready writing.What does it take be an award-winning University Interscholastic League ready writer? Could I have done it? Who knows? I got assigned to debate. Woe was me.It was a small school. We had one team. My partner was good; I wasn’t.

The 501: Catch ‘em where you find ‘em

The daughter of a friend of mine has a friend with a fresh new boyfriend. She found him “in the wild.”Apparently, that’s the term that applies to a man (or wo m a n ) you catch sans dating app. Risks prevail either way, but noth ing beats a wildc aught fish. Right?