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James Abbott | Sep 11, 2024

Negotiating a Great Mortgage in a High Rate Environment

Investments
Property
Real Estate
Finance
Mortgage rates have risen above 7%, leaving many buyers feeling like a reasonable mortgage is out of reach. While current rates look high compared to the ultra
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James Abbott | Sep 4, 2024

4 Pervasive Myths About Inflation

Investments
Finance

4 Pervasive Myths About Inflation

Inflation can feel inescapable these days.

For most of us, it also feels like inflation is higher and more persistent than

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James Abbott | Aug 28, 2024

Don’t Let These Costly Retirement Mistakes Drain Your Nest Egg

Investments
Retirement
Savings
Estate Planning
Risk Management
If you know what mistakes tend to drain retirement savings, you can take caution, make more informed decisions, and stay on track to fund your dream retirement.
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James Abbott | Aug 21, 2024

How to Beat Investing FOMO: The Power of Patient Wealth Building

Investments
Finance

Can you relate to any of the following?

  • “I should have bought that stock before the company went public!”
  • “What a shame — I wish I had invested in that new
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James Abbott | Aug 14, 2024

Your Brain on Fear & Greed: Why It’s Hard to Stop the Fear-Greed Cycle (& How to Break It)

Investments
Savings
What happens when you start to feel afraid or greedy? Do you feel like taking your time and waiting to make your next move?
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James Abbott | Aug 7, 2024

3 Investment Factors that Don’t Drive Long-term Returns

Investments

As a long-term investor, you’re always thinking about what factors drive your investment returns. Unfortunately, many investors focus on things that cause short

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James Abbott | Jul 31, 2024

Bad Money Habits: How They Vary by Generation & How to Break Them for Good

Investments
Finance
Savings
Lifestyle
What was the last money mistake you made? If you’re like most folks, you’ve made at least one upsetting money mistake in the past year — and you’d like to do
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James Abbott | Jul 24, 2024

A Guide to Pensions & Retirement Benefits

Retirement
Investments
Tax Planning

How much do you really know about retirement benefits?

If you’re like most Americans, it’s not that much. In fact, most of us have fairly poor “retirement

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James Abbott | Jul 17, 2024

Investors & the Markets: What to Watch Out for in an Election Year

Investments
Finance
Lifestyle
Retirement
Smart investing doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Current events matter, and this year, the 2024 Presidential Elections are taking center stage. That’s rattling a
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James Abbott | Jul 10, 2024

Investors & the Markets: What to Watch Out for in an Election Year

Investments
Finance

Smart investing doesn’t happen in a vacuum.

Current events matter, and this year, the 2024 Presidential Elections are taking center stage.

That’s rattling a

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James Abbott | Jul 3, 2024

Practical Tips: How to Avoid These 4 Estate Planning Missteps

Finance
Lifestyle
Estate Planning

First, let’s start by uncovering the most common mistake in estate planning…

Surprisingly, this frequently made mistake might already be on your doorstep. A

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James Abbott | Jun 26, 2024

How to Overcome 3 Unconscious Biases That Can Keep Your Financial Goals Out of Reach

Investments
Finance
Lifestyle

In a perfect world, every money decision we make would be totally rational.

We’d consider all of the facts. Then, we’d balance them with the risks to make the

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James W. Abbott is awarded The FIVE STAR Wealth Manager Award in the Wealth Management Category, based on 10 objective criteria associated with providing quality services to clients such as credentials, experience, and assets under management among other factors. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of 2023 Five Star Wealth Managers. The inclusion of a wealth manager on The FIVE STAR Wealth Manager Award list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth nor should it be inferred that the responses used from the survey represent the experience of any clients. This award does not evaluate the quality of service provided and the wealth manager may have had unfavorable ratings. The rating is not indicative of the wealth manager’s future performance. Five Star Professional conducts market-specific research to identify service professionals who provide quality services to their clients. Five Star Professional joins forces with city and regional magazines to make the research results available to consumers in more than 45 markets across the United States and Canada. Five Star Professional was founded in 2003 and is based in Minneapolis, MN. For more information, go to: www.FiveStarProfessional.com.”

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