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Mortgage Rates: What can you afford?

The purchasing power of today’s homebuyers has taken a big hit as mortgage rates sit at their highest point in more than 20 years. The latest report from real estate broker Redfin shows that a homebuyer with a $3000 monthly budget can only afford a $429,000 home with...

USA Population Update

Florida and Idaho are the fastest-growing states according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau. As the following graphic from Statista’s Katharina Buchholz shows, their populations increased by 1.9 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively, from July 2021 to...

Labor Force Shifts and Predictions

The labor force is always shifting, responding to technological or societal changes. For that reason, keeping an eye on the fastest growing industries can help workers and businesses stay on top of the crucial trends driving employment. Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao...

Purple Heart

This LinkedIn post got me thinking…   What is the history of the Purple Heart? This article is a little dated… but I believe history is dated… true? https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/176762 Harry Truman, love him or not, saved hundreds of thousands American...

America’s $20 Trillion Economy

The sum of its parts, every U.S. state plays an integral role in this nation’s overall economy. Texas, for example, has an economic output comparable to South Korea, while California, if it were its own country, would rank 5th overall—just below Germany and Japan. The...