Protect Yourself Against Social Security Identity Theft

Last fall, after the Equifax breach, Jim Borland, acting deputy commissioner for communications at the Social Security Administration wrote a blog post on the agency website headlined “Protecting Your Social Security.”  He said: “A my Social Security a… Continue reading

Losing Herself in Art and Finding Joy

My mother, Anne Pols, celebrated her 87th birthday in November. In that same month, she also made her art show debut, exhibiting a half-dozen freehand colored pencil drawings at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook, N.Y. She and six other residents of… Continue reading

What 401(k) Savers Don’t Know About Their 401(k)s

After spending the past few years building Dream Forward, a financial firm selling 401(k) plans with the first artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot dedicated to retirement, we thought it would be interesting to track the most common questions we heard … Continue reading

4 steps to getting all the clients you’ll ever need

Let’s be honest, there is no tech solution that’s going to ensure you have clients forever, but you can refine a tool in your arsenal that will. Find out how here. Continue reading

How can you master leadership? Learn to give a compliment

Compliments are a cornerstone of leadership. One of the most important things good leaders do is see more in others than they see in themselves, and compliments are the warmest way of expressing that. Here are seven tips for giving a great compliment. Continue reading

Another big management shuffle: Now its HomeServices

The former founder of Intero Real Estate Services is moving to a new role at the top of HomeServices of America. Gino Blefari, currently the CEO of HSF Affiliates – the subsidiary that operates the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Real Living franch… Continue reading

Builder confidence rises due to falling mortgage rates

Builder confidence for newly-built single family homes is rising due to falling mortgages, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). The HMI rose two points in January to 58 on an index… Continue reading

Government raises fines for RESPA violations

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is raising the price of its fines to adjust for inflation, including penalties for violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). The new fine amounts became law when they were entered i… Continue reading