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Converting Your IRAs To Roth IRAs… New Opportunity For Growth

Issue 4.10

When looking back on my life, I can see just how much I’ve learned. I remember when, as a strapping young man, I stepped into the “real world” known as college. To be honest, I expected to learn everything […]

The Genealogy Corner… Spend More Time Finding Ancestors

Issue 4.10

This information was taken from an article by Chanae Landeen, For Mormon Times

There has been so much time spent fixing problems with family history resources that we don’t spend enough time […]

Geek Speak… Handheld Computers

Issue 4.10

20 years ago, Atari came out with a nifty new device called the Portfolio. It was a handheld computer with 64 Megabytes of memory. That memory was used to store programs. You could type on the small keys, do spreadsheet functions including math […]

Looking Back… Piano Lessons

Issue 4.10

My mom as a young girl living in a small Utah rural community had always longed for a piano to play. She knew this would never happen because her mom was a widow struggling to find work to support her family of five […]

Funeral Service Insights… Radio, Television, Print…?

Issue 3.10

January 15th, 2010 | Category: Ted Spilsbury | Comments are closed

A New Listening Experience… Two New Technologies Improve Hearing Assistance

Issue 3.10

I want to take a moment and let you know about two innovative hearing health care developments I am excited about. The first is a research proven solution for tinnitus (ringing or buzzing in the ears.) The second is Invisible Open Technology (IOT). […]

Your Estate Matters… Planning For The Addicted Child

Issue 3.10

Parents of adult children with drug and alcohol addictions struggle with how to handle that child’s inheritance in their will or trust. Most parents worry that an inheritance will enable their addicted child to further indulge in their addiction, wasting their inheritance and […]

The Genealogy Corner… What Is Social Networking?

Issue 3.10

(The following article is excerpted from Chapter One of Drew Smith’s new book, Social Networking for Genealogists)

If we weren’t talking about computers or the World Wide Web, the term “social networking” […]

Understanding Your Social Security… Help For The Homeless

Issue 3.10

Social Security administers several programs that pay benefits to qualified individuals, including those who are homeless. These programs include retirement, disability and survivors insurance, as well as Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which is a needs-based program for people who are blind, disabled or […]

Looking Back… Home Sweet Home

Issue 3.10

In the good old days after their courtship and marriage celebration, it was time for the newlyweds to have a chivaree, or a noisy party by their friends who would gather and try to kidnap one or both partners for a while before […]