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As a physician, buying your first home is a major milestone. After enduring medical school, board exams, and residency, you’re finally ready to settle down in a place of your own. But do you know how to buy a houseREAD MORE

A lot of people use mobile payment services like Venmo or PayPal these days. It’s a convenient way to handle payment transfers, and most use it to transfer money between families and friends. However, many self-employed people also use itREAD MORE

Blankinship & Foster is pleased to announce that it has been named one of America’s Top RIAs in Financial Advisor Magazine’s 2022 RIA survey. Financial Advisor Magazine’s RIA survey is a ranking based on assets under management at year end ofREAD MORE

In our society of instant gratification, it is no surprise that fewer than four in 10 Americans could pay a surprise $1,000 bill from savings. Nearly one in five Americans did not save any money in 2021, according to recent data. Clearly,READ MORE

If you are enrolled in Medicare, you can make changes to your insurance coverage once a year, during the Open Enrollment period. This period starts on October 15th and runs through December 7th each year. It applies whether you haveREAD MORE