Simply Speaking Blog

Digitalization provides many opportunities to streamline tasks and maximize our time on a daily basis, but with the simplicity of life online we must be mindful that risks are present too. And one of ...

Raise your hand if you're excited to retire. We’re guessing a whole lot of hands just went up! Retirement is a well-deserved right of passage that many people look forward to, but we’...

It's vital to take the necessary steps to protect your personal information. We’re sure you hear that all the time, but it doesn't change the value of the message. Whether or not you are connect...

If it seems like you’re hearing about cybercrime more frequently, that’s because you are. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), cybercrime complaints have dou...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert in August about an unknown malicious cyber actor who is spoofing the Small Business Administration's (SBA) COVID-19 rel...

Did you know people lost $57 million to phishing schemes in 2019? That is a lot of money! And, to protect yourself from this type of crime, you should understand what phishing is and how to identify a...

Sometimes you need to borrow money to grow – and that's okay. Every business has financing needs from time to time, whether it’s for short-term working capital or long-term investments....

Life insurance is an essential aspect to consider in your overall financial planning, but it is often the component missing in many plans. Some people are not comfortable discussing the topic of life ...

In the most traditional sense, saving money usually means spending less. However, there are exceptions if what you buy will result in future savings....

The wild, uncharted economic storm of 2020 has a few months to go, but you may want to assess where your business finances stand now to get a jump on next year. This year is sure to look dramatically ...