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Identity Thieves Abound
Identity Thieves are especially active around tax season. To help taxpayers protect themselves against identity fraud, the IRS has published some helpful guidelines.
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Are You Prepared for Tax Season?
Tax Season can be scary. Even though we know it comes around every year, many of us (myself included!) try to ignore and avoid thinking about it until early April. To help you face your fears and stop procrastinating, we're...
Read MoreDo You Know Your Investment Professional?
Do you know the name of the professional handling your investment? When was the last time you got a call or email from them? Has your investment been assigned to someone you’ve never even heard of – a total stranger who...
Read MoreA Legacy of Faith
Did you watch any of the pageantry in honor of Queen Elizabeth II? Today's funeral, attended by foreign dignitaries and ordinary people alike, honored the late queen's devotion to duty, her people, and their welfare. Those who spoke...
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Slipping on a Banana?
We are passing along some current analysis from our RIA, OneAscent. Nathan Willis offers some insightful thoughts on the market, along with what we have done in our portfolios in response.
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Gratitude Matters
Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3 October 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation [New York, 3 October 1789] By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of...
Read MoreTurbulence
If there's one word that reflects our times, it's TURBULENCE, a state of confusion without any order. If you're like me, just opening a newspaper or a news app today is painful; you want to know, but you don't. Everywhere you look,...
Read MoreClarity Really Matters
In 2001, I experienced a giant retinal detachment in my left eye. Since then, I've endured four painful surgeries, the last of which was unsuccessful in restoring any sight. I've been counting on my right eye and have been able to see...
Read MoreTiming Really Matters
When our advisors meet with potential clients for the first time, they talk about the things we can't control and those that we can. Hampton Square has no control over the stock market, the next natural disaster, the political...
Read More6 Reasons to Talk to Us
Sometimes it’s easier to talk about what we do at Hampton Square by starting with what we DON’T do…. Here some: 1. Ignore your spouse Any decent advisor should understand that they serve the interests of both spouses...
Read MoreA Lesson in Adapting
When the COVID-19 lock down hit, our service model went out the window. No longer could we do what we most enjoyed, having in person conversations with our clients and friends. It took only a day for us to regroup and create a strategy...
Read MoreSeeing Job Loss as Opportunity
Your company is downsizing...or relocating...or liquidating! Whether you were a long-time employee or you joined the team recently, you have to be devastated by this news. What a disappointment! This was not what you signed up for when...
Read MoreAfter the Funeral
The last relative has said their good-bye and you drive home to an empty house. The shock is wearing off and the grief is settling in. You crawl into bed still wearing your funeral clothes and pray that it’s all been a bad dream....
Read MoreIf Only...
My dad died of a sudden heart attack when he was just 60. My mom was devastated. Dad left behind a successful small business, three houses, and a decent amount of life insurance. After a week of grieving, we met with the bank trust...
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What An Honor
Recently, Jan and I met with Ron Blue, Christian speaker, financial planner, advisor, and author of nine books on finances, including Generous Living, Master Your Money, and God Owns it All. Since retiring from his namesake financial...
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