Markets and Investing

With the rising prices of gas and seemingly everything else, restaurants, travel companies, rideshares, and other businesses are tacking on new fees to the basic costs of their services. Businesses are feeling inflation impacts just as the...

My wife, Tracy, and I took a short vacation, celebrating our anniversary, to Utah last week. The trip was planned around an invitation we received to the Ford Performance Driving School in Park City. The invite was included when we purchased her new...

There is a lot of fine print that comes with signing up for a credit card, it can be full of industry jargon that you might not be familiar to you.  Fine print is designed to keep you from paying attention to the details, but it often contains...

Let me apologize ahead of time; I’m afraid this column may be a tough. Maybe even a sleeper. But the topic is timely and extremely significant so I’m going to do it anyway. Once again, sorry. This week the Federal Reserve began its well...

With the rise in gas prices, groceries and most purchased goods, Summer 2022 may be a key summer to dial in your spending habits and make some easy changes to save a few pennies. Need some ideas to jumpstart your summer of savings? Check out the...

Here we go again. The warning sirens are growing louder and louder, the winds of change seem to be blowing, and it looks like a storm is moving in. In order to defend its credibility and attempt to fulfill the price stability (inflation control)...

If your relationship with your current financial institution is underwhelming, now might be the perfect time for a break-up. For a more satisfying relationship, look no further than Purdue Federal Credit Union. The credit union is offering new...

Foot travel through wilderness is hard. Every time I go into a wild place, such as our mountain region parks or the north woods, I am reminded even using the best topographical software and incredible tools like Google Earth to plan a route, you...

If you were lucky enough to get a refund from Uncle Sam this year, resist the temptation to spend it on a vacation or a new set of tires. Instead, consider these ways you can use your refund to start or expand your nest egg. Pay Down Existing Debt...

Group 7even is pleased to announce they have been awarded the NWI Business quarterly award for the Best Ad Agency/ Marketing Firm in NWI. Each year, the Northwest Indiana Business Magazine surveys its readers by asking them to vote for the best...