by Athena Paquette | Feb 4, 2018 | Blog, Featured
We knew this time would come, it’s just always a surprise when it does. Monday the Personal Income for December was a solid rise of 0.4%, with personal spending up 0.4%. Solid good news for workers and spending, not so good for interest rates. Wednesday the Employment...
by Athena Paquette | Feb 4, 2018 | Blog, Featured
Our area here in the South Bay is still experiencing a tight market and causing some homebuyers to feel stressed over the competition they are facing. Imagine you are one of 17 offers on a home. As a first time buyer, when the seller puts out a multiple counter offer...
by Athena Paquette | Jan 28, 2018 | Blog, Featured
A light week in economic news with bad signs for the economy, but interest rates did go up. Thursday we got the New home sales data for December and they were softer than expected at 625,000. The weekly jobless claims were up 17,000 for a total of 233,000 which is...
by Athena Paquette | Jan 28, 2018 | Blog, Featured
It happens to all of us. Our parents and loved ones age, and you may not have any insight into their financial situation, that is until it’s too late. So what do you do when you have to start paying their mortgage and you aren’t in a position to refinance it to...
by Athena Paquette | Jan 28, 2018 | Blog, Featured
If you’re an entrepreneur or independent contractor and you need cash fast, you’re going to love my interview with Crystal Han Managing Director of Pipeline Finanacial Services LLC> – as always, never a get rich quick scheme, oh no, it’s...
by Athena Paquette | Jan 21, 2018 | Blog, Featured
The economic data was thin this week with the only data points being released Wednesday. We received the December industrial production numbers were UP 0.9% in one month that’s a lot. Capacity Utilization was up to 79.9% from 77.1 % which was also a huge jump. Not...
