by Kim Hall | Apr 19, 2023 | Retirement
Inflation has been all over the news the last couple years. In 2021, the annual inflation rate was 7% – the highest it had been since 1981. In 2022, it dropped a little bit to 6.5% – still well above the average inflation rate of 3.8%. Now here we are kicking off Q2...
by Kim Hall | Apr 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
We’re back with another “Meet the Team” – and this week, we’re getting to know the Founder and Owner of Clarity Wealth Development, Kay Dee Cole! Meet Kay Dee Growing up a farmer’s daughter just south of Corvallis, Oregon, Kay Dee learned the value of hard work and...
by Kim Hall | Apr 5, 2023 | Financial Planning
Did you know that research shows money habits are formed by the age of seven (or potentially even earlier)? Yet 31% of parents say they “never” talk to kids about their money. To help your kids develop a healthy relationship with money, it’s important to start...
by Kim Hall | Apr 4, 2023 | Financial Planning
It’s Financial Literacy Month, and we have an especially appropriate trivia question for you: What percent of American adults would rate themselves as “confident” in their level of financial knowledge? Ready for the answer? According to a new...
by Kim Hall | Mar 28, 2023 | Decision Making, Financial Planning
Do you love your job? It’s an important question – and one we don’t ask ourselves enough. You might have switched majors in college a few times (75% of people do), or maybe job-hopped a bit in your 20s and 30s. But by the time you hit your 40s, there seems to be more...