Locked and Loaded: The Power of a CD
In today's rapidly changing financial landscape, it's essential to stay informed about various investment options. Certificates of Deposit (CDs) have been generating quite a buzz recently, offering a safe and secure way to grow your savings. To shed light on this often-misunderstood financial tool, we sat down with Kelly Green, a seasoned banking professional with over 20 years of experience, to discuss everything you need to know about CDs.
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Building a Home from the Ground Up | Part 2
Are you thinking about building your dream home? The construction loan process can seem intimidating, but with the right guidance and planning, it's entirely manageable. Here's a detailed look at the process, with insights from Ashley's experience and expert advice from Poli Benedict, a seasoned lender at Farmers State Bank.
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From Concept to Spectacle: The Art of Crafting Impactful Events
On September 14th, Farmers State Bank put on an event called the Legacy Sessions where we provided our community with valuable insight on how to leave a lasting legacy for generations to come. As a marketing team we?ve thrown some pretty great events and some not so great events, but this one will go down in Farmers State Bank history. But what made this event so remarkable? In this week?s episode Jill, Jared, and Ashley walk you through our event-planning process and share our secret to what makes an impactful event. We?re giving you the tools to create your own event vision and goals, as well as the timeline we follow to make sure nothing slips between the cracks leading up to the event.
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Health Insurance: What To Do When Life Happens
There is no hiding from the fact that we all need health insurance! Whether we are young or old, rich or poor, a single person or have a family, healthy or sick, we all need it. But there are times in our lives where a special circumstance might occur, and you lose your insurance. Maybe you lost your job, you're between jobs, or are finally getting kicked off your parents' plan, however you find yourself uninsured you need to know the steps to take to protect yourself. Today our guest, Angie Cummins with FSB Insurance, answers all our questions on what to do about health insurance when life happens.
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Setting Your Kids Up Financially for Adulthood with John Forbes
Is it really possible to set my kids up to be rich by the time they are adults? That's the question we are asking on this weeks episode. There are two different topics we've been hearing about lately that we'd like to talk about today. The first is the 529 College Savings Plan and its new changes, and the other is paying your kids as an employee while they are young. There has been a lot of chatter on TikTok and other social media channels implying that by utilizing these two investing approaches, you can help give your child a head start to building wealth at a young age. To find the answer we brought in our favorite local financial advisor, John Forbes, to learn if there truly is a way to set your kids up to be wealthy by the time they turn 18. Tune in to hear what he has to say about these two investing strategies.
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