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- DEATH OF A SPOUSE
- Debunking Myths about Fee-Only Financial Planners
- Does a Roth IRA Conversion Make Sense for you in 2020?
- Does it Make Sense to Pay Off Your Mortgage?
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- ESG Investing 101
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- How Financial Planning Can Make a Difference When a Loved One Passes Away
- How Much Salary is Needed to Live in Denver?
- How much should I save for college?
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- How the Election May Affect the Stock Market
- How to Keep Track of Your Passwords
- How to Responsibly Handle Your Tax Refund
- How to Talk to Your Kids About Your End of Life Wishes
- Identity Theft: What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself
- If A Significant Other Isn’t Truthful About Finances
- Include your Digital Assets in your Estate Plan
- Inside the Economy w/ SHJ: Are We Heading Towards a Recession?
- Inside the Economy with SH&J: July 18, 2016
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: A Focus on the U.S. Economy
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: April 11, 2016
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- Inside the Economy with SHJ: Consumer Spending & Global Debt
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: Coronavirus and Municipal Bonds
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: Debt & European Growth
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: December 19, 2016
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- Inside the Economy with SHJ: Disposable Income & Consumption, Colorado Crude Oil, and Federal Revenues
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- Inside the Economy with SHJ: Economic Report & Virus Update
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: Election Edition
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- Inside the Economy with SHJ: February 1, 2016
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- Inside the Economy with SHJ: Interest Rates
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: Into the Unknown with COVID-19
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: ISM Numbers & Inflation
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: January 16, 2017
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: January 18, 2016
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- Inside The Economy with SHJ: Lower Interest Rates & Negative Yields
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- Inside the Economy with SHJ: March 13, 2017
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- Inside The Economy with SHJ: PMI Numbers & Household Debt
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: Reserve Rates, China’s Rating and Capital in Commercial Real Estate
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: September 12, 2016
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- Inside the Economy with SHJ: The Coronavirus Effect
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: The Future of GDP & Fossil Fuels
- Inside The Economy with SHJ: Trade Uncertainty & The Importance of Bond Exposure
- Inside The Economy with SHJ: Unemployment & Fed Decision
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: What will 2020 Bring?
- Inside the Economy with SHJ: What’s in the News
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- Inside the Economy: Inflation, Earnings, and More
- Inside the Economy: U.S. Stock Market Volatility, the Housing Market and More
- Inside the Economy: 2018 Outlook
- Inside the Economy: A Look at 2018
- Inside the Economy: All Eyes on the Consumer
- Inside the Economy: An Improving Economy amongst COVID-19
- Inside the Economy: Bleak Economic Data and COVID-19
- Inside The Economy: Bond Rally & Midwest Flooding
- Inside the Economy: Catching Up with COVID-19
- Inside the Economy: Chinese Stocks & The Fed
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- Inside the Economy: Consumer Prices & Recession
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- Inside the Economy: Consumer, Corporate and Government Wallets
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- Inside the Economy: Could a Rise in Oil Prices Lead to the Next Recession?
- Inside the Economy: COVID-19 and the Economic Interruption
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- Inside the Economy: Hurricane Harvey
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- Inside the Economy: Interest rates & Housing
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- Inside the Economy: Interest Rates and the Yield Curve
- Inside the Economy: Is Another Recession Likely?
- Inside the Economy: Job Market & Cost of Money
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- Inside the Economy: Looking Back at 2018 & a Slowdown in Europe
- Inside the Economy: New Stock Market Highs
- Inside the Economy: October 23, 2017
- Inside the Economy: October 9, 2017
- Inside the Economy: Pesky Inflation
- Inside the Economy: Real Estate, Tariffs and Oil Prices
- Inside the Economy: Rising Interest Rates & U.S. Housing
- Inside the Economy: Second Quarter GDP after COVID Shutdown
- Inside the Economy: Slowing The Economy & Retail Sales
- Inside the Economy: Spending Patterns and Coronavirus
- Inside the Economy: Stock Buybacks & Kentucky Jobs
- Inside The Economy: Stock Market Rebound, US Dollar Strength, and the Yield Curve
- Inside The Economy: Tariff Implications & California
- Inside the Economy: Tariffs, Rate Hikes and More
- Inside the Economy: Tariffs, S&P 500, and the Housing Market
- Inside the Economy: The Bank Circus
- Inside the Economy: The Consumer & Inflation
- Inside the Economy: The Consumer & U.S. Economy
- Inside the Economy: The COVID-19 Impact and Fed Reaction
- Inside the Economy: The Dollar, S&P 500, Spain and More!
- Inside the Economy: The Federal Reserve
- Inside the Economy: The Federal Reserve & Housing
- Inside the Economy: The Federal Reserve and Spending
- Inside the Economy: The Housing Market & Inflation
- Inside the Economy: The New Normal and COVID-19
- Inside the Economy: The Next Phase in the Inflation Struggle
- Inside the Economy: The Pandemic Job Market and its Impact
- Inside the Economy: The State of the Economy and COVID-19
- Inside The Economy: The U.S. Consumer and Global Growth
- Inside The Economy: The U.S. Economy is Growing Slowly, but Surely
- Inside the Economy: This is not the Recession
- Inside the Economy: Trade Tariffs
- Inside the Economy: Trade, China, & Corporate Profits
- Inside the Economy: U.S. Consumer & Business during COVID recovery
- Inside The Economy: U.S. Economic Expansion & Water
- Inside the Economy: U.S. Economy & the Stock Market
- Inside the Economy: U.S. Tariffs
- Inside the Economy: Ukraine
- Inside the Economy: Unemployment, Foreclosures and COVID 19
- Inside the Economy: Wage Gains & Historical Tax Rates
- Interest Rates – A Brief History
- Is Downsizing Dead?
- It’s Almost Open Enrollment, Should You Open an HSA?
- Life After College: When Kids Move Back Home
- LONG-TERM CARE & SOCIAL SECURITY
- Making a Qualified Charitable Distribution vs. Donating Appreciated Stock
- Making Goals the Center of Your Investment Strategy
- Making Sense of the Social Security Kill Bill
- Market Crash? Should You Sell or Hold.
- Market Insights & Commentary
- Market Insights & Commentary
- Market Insights & Commentary – December 2019
- Market Insights & Commentary – March 2020
- Market Insights and Commentary – Summer 2020
- Market Recap: 1st Quarter 2022
- Market Recap: 2nd Quarter
- Market Recap: 3rd Quarter
- Market Recap: 4th Quarter
- Medical Expense Deduction
- Medical Identity Theft
- Medicare Refresh
- Medicare: Wading Through the Alphabet Soup
- Meet Claire O’Neill
- Meet Derek Van Calligan
- Meet Jessica Sare
- Meet Joel Javer
- Meet Karlton Childress
- Meet Kay Sinclair
- Meet Melissa Baldwin
- Meet Melissa Baldwin
- Meet Mimi Hackley
- Memorial Day: A Day of Remembrance
- Mortgage Payoff: Is it a Priority?
- Navigating Caregiving for Elderly Parents
- New Year, New Goals: Evaluate Your Finances and Make a Plan for 2017
- Organizing Your Financial Documents
- Our Financial Checklist for Newly Married Couples
- Our Thoughts on the Dow and 20K
- Our Thoughts on the Economy: December 2014
- Planning for Retirement: Stock Exposure and Volatility
- Presidents Day: Fascinating Facts About 10 Past Presidents
- Protecting the Recently Deceased from Identity Theft
- Q&A with Jacci Geiger, Realtor with Kentwood Cherry Creek
- Q3 Market Update: Awaiting Uncertainty
- Qualifying for a Mortgage when you have Student Loans
- Ramifications of Unfunded Trusts
- Retirement Checklist
- Retirement Plans for Small Businesses
- Retirement Risks
- Retirement Savings 101: 401(k)s, IRAs, Roths, Oh my!
- Retirement Savings 101: What’s the Difference between a Roth 401(k) and a Traditional 401(k)?
- Retirement Savings 101: What’s The Difference Between a Roth IRA and a Traditional IRA?
- Retiring Early and Moving Abroad
- Reverse Mortgages – Utilizing a Reverse Mortgage in Retirement
- Savings Rates in Colorado vs. the Nation
- Scholarship Websites
- Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year from Sharkey, Howes and Javer
- SELLING A BUSINESS
- Sharkey Wealth Advisors – Fiduciaries Since 1990
- Sharkey Wealth Advisors Investment Process
- SHJ Insights: New Year, New Goals
- SHJ Insights: Staying the Course During Times of Market Volatility
- SHJ Insights: The Great Wealth Transfer
- Should I Consider a Partial Roth Conversion?
- Should I Consolidate My Student Loans?
- Should I Live for Today or Save for Tomorrow?
- Side Hustles for Seniors
- Special Edition of Inside the Economy with SHJ: December 17, 2015
- Spending Tips for Retirees: What to Consider in a Retirement Spending Plan
- Stock Market Recap with Joel Javer, CFP®
- Strategies to Pay Down Student Loans
- Take Eileen Sharkey’s Financial Literacy Course
- Take Financial News with a Grain of Salt
- Taking a Moment to Reflect on What We Are Grateful For
- Talk to Your Kids About Money… Really
- Talking to Your Kids About Your Will
- Tax Smarts
- Tell me about your investment process
- The 10 Golden Rules of Loaning Money to Adult Children
- The 411 on 529 Plans: Taking Saving for College to the Next Level
- The Aging Brain and Decision Making
- The Brexit: Independence Day for England or a Big Mistake?
- The Economics of Presidency: A Look Back
- The Future of Retail: 3 Predictions for What’s to Come
- The History of the American Stock Market (Part 1)
- The History of the American Stock Market (Part II)
- The Numbers Behind Direct Sales
- The Pros and Cons of Owning Stock Where You Work
- The Top 3 Advisors You Need for Optimum Financial Health
- The Value of Objective Financial Planning
- Thinking of Buying a Vacation Home? Consider These 7 Things Before You Commit
- Thinking of Relocating When You Retire? Remember to Talk to Your Financial Planner
- Three Budget-Friendly Vacation Destinations for Spring
- To Stay or to Go: Should You Downsize or Renovate as an Empty Nester?
- Understanding FAFSA: How to Maximize College Affordability
- Understanding Interest Rates (part 1) | Historical Highs and Lows
- Value vs Growth Investing
- Veterans Shifting to Civilian Employment
- Watch those Medicare Part B & Part D (Prescription Drug Coverage) Premiums: You May be Paying Higher Premiums than you Should!
- Weddings: Who is Picking Up the Tab?
- What Costs More? Inflation Comparison Then and Now
- What Data is Telling Us About Investors and Investing
- What do you charge for your services?
- What Does “Middle Class” Mean in Colorado?
- What If the World Isn’t Coming to an End? How the Media Affects our Financial Decisions
- What is Filial Law
- What to Do Now if You Want to Retire in 5 Years
- What to Do Now: Financial Advice for Your 20s and 30s
- What to Do Now: Financial Advice for Your 40s and 50s
- What to Do Now: Financial Advice for Your 60s and Beyond
- What to Do With Your Bonus or Tax Refund
- What to Expect if You Choose Early Retirement
- Where Credit Is Due: Understanding and Maintaining Your FICO Credit Score
- Why are my Medicare Premiums Increasing?
- Why are you fee-only and what does that mean?
- Why You Should Invest in a Financial Advisor
- Will Millennials Ever Retire?
- Will Social Security be Going Away?
- Wishing You Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year
- Women & Finance: Are You in Control of Your Finances?
- Work/Life Balance: Does it Still Exist?
- You Purchased a Timeshare, Now How Do You Get Rid of It?
- You say you work as a team, what does that mean?
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