Finance is Fun
with Marion R. Syversen, MBA
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Five Tips for Insuring Your Life
I hope no one you love ever dies. It is my special hope that no one you love dies young. But people do die and sometimes the death is especially tragic because the loved one is young and has a...
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Setting Financial Goals
So you've got a budget and you're chugging along. Now you realize that you don't have a way to make future dreams and goals come true. You need to set financial goals! Here's how (and I've...
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What it Takes to Start a New Business
Almost 600,000 new business start each year. Do you have what it takes to be one of the entrepreneurs who plan to open your own business this year? Here's a list of some of the characteristics...
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Making Financial Decisions
I have a degree in Business with a concentration in Finance, so I am equipped to understand the world of investing, but I also want to help clients feel good about the process of creating their...
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Couples and money
Maybe you've been together for years and you think you know each other. But inside the beautiful brain of the person you love may lurk an assumption and since you are, undoubtedly wanting a happy...
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Love Yourself, Value Yourself, Make Your Own Financial Plan
"Where do you want to be five years from now?", asked my pastor on a recent Sunday. Would you like to be wiser financially, a better loved one to your family, a wiser person? It doesn't matter...
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Where is the Best Place to Save Money?
Q. Where can I save money and earn a higher rate than a checking or savings account? A. Not to give you a growth in your brain but this is the difference between savings at a financial...
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Tax Refund Estimates
I received a question about the best places to go online for tax refund estimates. You will need to determine which sites offer the best information for you, but I found a few sites that offer...
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Saving for Retirement
Saving for retirement is important. It may seem boring but it's important. Maybe you don't have a plan. If that's true I'd really like you start one this year. There are many kinds of plans for...
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Start the New Year on the Right Financial Foot
By- Marion Syversen Monitor spending - Make every dollar work for you by knowing where each one goes! Know what percent of your income is used for food, entertainment, savings, and the...
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Family And Community Grieve Over Nichole Cable
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Maine Group Criticizes Federal Immigration Plan
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YMCA Brings Healthier Message To State House
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Maine Credit Unions Help End Hunger in Maine
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UMaine Community Prepares For Annual Clean Sweep Sale
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Spring Cleaning at UMaine
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A Celebration To End Hunger In Brewer
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A Dexter Couple Praises A Program That Has Helped Them And Other Disabled Veterans
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MEMA Suggests Tornado Relief Fund
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MEMA Prepares to Help In Tornado Aftermath
Breaking News from CBS
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Video: 5/21: Plaza Towers Elementary School: A look at the damage; Tornado injuries: A doctor's point of view
Workers searched through what was left of Plaza Towers Elementary School, which was demolished by the tornado in Moore, Okla. As Anna Werner reports, in many neighborhoods, there isn't much left to salvage; Also, although neighborhoods were destroyed by Monday's tornado, the community of Moore, Okla., has come together; And, around 60 people were still hospitalized Tuesday with injuries they sustained when the tornado plowed through Moore, Okla. Scott Pelley talks to Dr. David Hogan, who helped treat many of the patients who were rushed to his hospital Monday night.
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Prosecutors seek retrial in Bell, Calif. corruption case
L.A. County prosecutors want retrial after jurors had issued mixed verdict for ex-officials accused of corruption
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Video: 5/21: Family's last-minute decision likely saved their lives; Closer look reveals extent of destruction in Moore
David and Anna Friess lost almost all of their possessions in Monday's tornado, but they could have lost more, if not for a last-minute decision; Also, a tour of neighborhoods in Moore, Okla., reveals many homes weren't just damaged by Monday's massive tornado - they were destroyed; And, one resident of Moore, Okla., lost her home to a tornado for a second time Monday.
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Video: 5/21: Tornado in Moore, Okla., was an EF5, the most powerful there is
The twister that plowed through Moore, Okla., injured more than 300 people and caused at least 24 deaths ; Also, a third-grade teacher at Plaza Tower Elementary School in Moore, Okla., did everything she could to save her students; And, Glenn Lewis, the mayor of Moore, Okla., was there in 1999 when another tornado devastated the city. He speaks to Scott Pelley about how the town will rebuild following Monday's disaster.
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Oklahoma tornado victim search efforts winding down
After nearly 24 hours of searching, fire chief said he was confident there were no more bodies or survivors in the rubble