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Money Matters (August 2017) By Chuck Dudley (501) 318-0010 cdudley@argentfinancial.com "CHECKING ALL THE BOXES" There's that topic again.............retirement!  For folks my age, it's a rapidly approaching event. However, recently I read an article about retirement...

By Byron Moore, posted August 3, 2017 The following segment first aired on KEDM 90.3. Helping the young person in your life stay on the right side of debt is one of the most significant life lessons you can pass on to them. Click the picture above to play/pause audio....

By Byron Moore, posted July 31, 2017 Originally published in the News Star and the Shreveport Times on Sunday, July 30, 2017. Q: My husband and I are still relatively healthy, but we’ve told each other we don’t want to spend any of our days in a nursing home. It seems...

By Byron Moore, posted July 27, 2017 The following segment first aired on KEDM 90.3. Feeling insurance poor? But if you really think about it, the payment of your insurance premiums is what keeps you out of poverty. Click below to hear more... Click the picture above...

By Byron R. Moore, CFP® Originally posted in Gannett newspapers in Louisiana Q: I am very embarrassed by my financial situation. I know I need help, but I’m just too humiliated to let anyone else see the mess I’ve made. Every time I pick up the phone to call someone I...

By Byron Moore Originally published in the News Star and the Shreveport Times on Sunday, July 9, 2017. Q: I own land that I used to farm, as well as a business that I’m in with a couple of my children. Since my wife died, our family has been kind of fractured. Long...

Money Matters (May 2017) By Chuck Dudley (501) 318-0010 cdudley@argentfinancial.com 40 YEARS IN THE WORKFORCE August 1, 1977, was the day I began my career in financial services. My MBA from the University of Arkansas was done and dusted, and after interviewing with...

By Byron Moore Originally published in the News Star and the Shreveport Times on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Q: What does it mean to be financially healthy in the real world? What would that look like for an average working person? A: Remember when jogging was born? OK,...

Investment Insights Mike Jones This month let's take a look at what the open market committee of the Federal Reserve board decided at their June policy meeting. A year and a half ago the Fed slowly began the process of raising interest rates in order to remove the...

Why should you serve as your client’s trustee? Attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors typically have a special and trusted relationship with their clients. If creating a revocable or irrevocable trust is part of your client’s succession planning, your client...