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		<title>Yes Virginia, Banks Do Make Mistakes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parkey Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Technology and quick access to our accounts allow us to believe that everything is alright and the bank will not make mistakes.  They do! ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>It&#8217;s Here &#8211; Time To Adjust Your 2018 Withholding</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parkey Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 14:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For many you have been waiting. For others, you have not thought about it. But for everyone who receives a W2 from your employer, meaning you have federal taxes withheld, you need to review and likely change your taxes withholding. In very late 2017, the US Congress passed major tax reform legislation. This was passed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Long Is Your Retirement Runway?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parkey Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many of the calls I receive from prospective clients are those in an age window of 45 to 60 year old.  For many of those, while they may not initially admit it we finally get around to the fact that they are on approach for retirement and they are not sure about how they will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Your Child Needs You To Make Adult Decisions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parkey Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 05:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It seems to be a crazy question, but would you let your child do things that might hurt themselves or negatively affect their life?  Most of us would never let out child play in the middle of the road.  We would never let them play with or stick things into an electrical outlet.  We would [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Take Just 5 Minutes and Read This&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parkey Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 16:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Constantly, I am asked, &#8220;what is a financial coach?&#8221;  While I try to best explain the concept of what I do, this article really sums it up for both me and for those asking the question.  This article is from the New York Daily News.  If you will take just 5 minutes to read this [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Christmas?  It&#8217;s Here&#8230;Again</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parkey Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Debt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Christmas Day is two  months from today.  Is that not hard to believe?  Where I live, the weather is still almost summer like.  Regardless, the gift giving season is upon us.  Are you prepared financially for the holiday season.  Ready or not, it&#8217;s here&#8230;again. For most you are not likely ready.  Nothing has been saved [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Discipline &#8211; The Key to Success</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parkey Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 19:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most of us want to succeed.  We want to be successful.  We want to accomplish something.  I have met very few who did not.  There is one thing that is often the missing link when we do not succeed as we could. Discipline.  Truthfully, true discipline is the key to success. It really does not [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Time For a Withholding Checkup</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parkey Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 14:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are quickly approaching the middle of this fast moving year.  For those of you who were ready and prepared, you are now past the tax season and are thankful to have all of that mess behind you.  You may have been one who owe your state and/or the IRS some money or you may [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Client&#8217;s Story</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parkey Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I make sure all the personal information and stories from my clients stay confidential. Most everybody has a story to tell, but most of is want to keep those to ourselves.  However, there are times when some want to share to be an encouragement to others and let you know you can do it.  Recently, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Getting the Attention of Others</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parkey Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of my clients was talking to me recently about their money saving habits back when they were in high school.  We laughed about some of the things we did and reminisced about the peer pressure and the fact that we got they attention of others around us. I found myself going back there too. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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