Finance is Fun
with Marion R. Syversen, MBA
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Women and Investing
In the next couple of weeks, we're going to look at the differences between men and women when it comes to money, in terms of investing and even spending. There are a good number of studies that...
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Your Risk Profile
The point of determining your risk profile is using it to determine a mix of assets that suits you. There are various helpful methods that are available. Age - A well-known rule of thumb...
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Paying Down Debt
Make a list - Do you know who you owe? Make a list of your unsecured debt, including the name of the card, the total amount due, the interest rate, and the minimum balance. An accountant told me...
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NextGen Maine's College Savings Plan
If the beneficiary does NOT go to school: you can change the beneficiary' to another college-bound child, or remove the money and pay a penalty, taxes, and forfeit the grants. First Step...
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Kids and Money
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal had some ideas for teaching kids about money and I'm always interested in what's available. 1.) The Millionaire Kids Club - This series of three...
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Looking at Your Home Budget
There is a show produced out of Canada that I really like. Gail Vaz-Oxlade has a balanced, common-sense approach to budgeting and life, and on her show, "Til Debt Do Us Part," she helps couples...
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Social Networking
Depending on the source of business leads, social networking may be a helpful part of your business. What is Social Media or Social Networking? It is interaction with people that, instead...
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Help for Businesses
Business owners work hard to grow revenues, promote their visions, and bring jobs and prosperity to themselves and their community. Wow, that takes a lot of strength. If you, or someone you...
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Compounding
Initially, compound interest pays you interest on the principal amount of money. Then when it's time to pay interest again, you are paid on the principal AND on the previously earned interest. The...
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Starting a Business- Part 2
Recessionary times frequently birth exciting new start-up firms. According to the SBA (Small Business Administration) there are more than 600k business start-ups each year. Each year, just as many...
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Bangor Competing in "Main Street Matters" Program
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Bouffard New Maine Prison Warden
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Governor LePage Moving His Office
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High School Documentarians Honor Veterans
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Elementary Students Honor Their Unsung Heroes
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Weight Watchers Program Free For ME First Responders
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A Crash Course In Distracted Driving For Students In Newport
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Charleston Sex Offender Sentenced to 35 Years In Federal Prison Gets State Sentence
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Governor Vetoes Hospital/Medicaid Bill
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Maine Sports Hall of Famer Pleads No Contest to Child Porn
Breaking News from CBS
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Washington state bridge collapses
Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed, dumping vehicles and people in the water
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No fatalities in I-5 bridge collapse in NW Wash.
Bridge collapse over the Skagit River dumped vehicles and people into the water; 3 people rescued
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Kids, teachers from destroyed Okla. school reunite
Students who survived the storm gathered with their teachers at another Moore school that wasn't damaged
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Video: Okla. couple survived tornado in their closet
Lewis and Janie Haywood huddled in their closet when the 200-mile-an-hour tornado blew through and destroyed their home Monday. Now they're facing the painful question of where to rebuild.
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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
Under the proposal drafted by the Scouts' governing board, gay adults will remain barred from serving as Scout leaders