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Top 20 reasons for professional financial advice

Did you know that individuals who work with a financial advisor have a net worth 4.2 times higher than those who go it alone? Read more.

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Joining forces

When a partnership makes sense for your small business.Whether you’re already running a successful operation or are just starting out, flying solo with a small business can be a lot of work. Blending your skills, resources and connections with those of a partner can potentially boost your business, but it’s important to understand precisely what’s involved and how best to form one before jumping into the partnership pool.

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Covid-19 Recipe Series: Coconut fudge pops

Nothing beats a creamy, chocolaty treat on a hot day. This week's covid-19 recipe is coconut fudge pops that are the perfect way to cool off this summer and are completely dairy free. Dark cocoa contains antioxidants, and coconut milk is full of healthy fats and is a great alternative for those who avoid dairy. Read labels and choose a coconut milk with little to no additives. Enjoy this nearly guilt free recipe and let us know what you think.

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Covid-19 Recipe Series: Fattoush

This weeks covi-19 recipe is Fattoush which is essentially a “bread salad,” which originated in Northern Lebanon. Lebanese farmers would fry leftover scraps of pita in a bit of olive oil for extra flavor . To build their fattoush, they’d simply throw the pita chips in with whatever in season vegetables and herbs they had on hand.

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Hot yoga, superfoods and insurance

Protect the healthy lifestyle you’ve worked hard to build. Your health and well-being matter to you. Perhaps you play ultimate frisbee or sweat it out in high-intensity interval training. Maybe you follow fitness influencers on Instagram, meditate or meal prep on the weekends. Whatever your preference, chances are you make a commitment to feeling your best. But what if your world suddenly turns upside down?

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Covid-19 Recipe Series: Baba Ganoush

This week's recipe is another traditional Lebanese dish called baba ganoush a Lebanese dip that is often served as a first course in large family meals. This dip was born from the love of a daughter towards her father, and means pampered papa. According to old Arabic folklore originating in Syria, there was a caring daughter who mashed all of the food she cooked for her elderly toothless father, or baba, as he was unable to chew. One of the vegetables she mashed was eggplant, with the addition of olive oil, lemon juice, and tahini. This led to the popular baba ghanoush that we enjoy today.

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Covid-19 Recipe Series: Jam-Jam Cookies

This week's recipe is jam jam cookies also known as thumbprint cookies or hallongrotta, which means "raspberry cave" in Swedish. There is a considerable amount of dispute about the origin of these cookies.They have also been called bird's nest cookies, butterballs, or Polish tea cakes, and they are believed to have originated in the 19th century. It's unclear where they came from; some people say Poland, Sweden, or the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe. Either way they are delicious and we're sure you'll enjoy them.

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