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Big Changes to Washington’s GET Program

By Ben Rickey / September 28, 2015 / Comments Off on Big Changes to Washington’s GET Program

Earlier this month, changes were made to the Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program. The changes were in response to the recent reduction in tuition for Washington’s public colleges and universities. Tuition will be reduced at UW & WSU by 15% over the next two academic years. In addition, beginning in 2017-18, resident undergraduate tuition will…

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New Baby? Saving for their Future and Yours

By Ben Rickey / September 8, 2014 / Comments Off on New Baby? Saving for their Future and Yours

Congratulations! You are the proud parent of a bouncing baby boy or girl. Better yet, maybe one is on the way. Suddenly you feel compelled, almost inexplicably to start them a savings plan. You might have even searched the internet for “Educational Savings Accounts” and had this come up. I hate to burst your bubble,…

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Dealing with Times of Transition

By Ben Rickey / August 21, 2014 /

I am putting together a series of blog posts on dealing with times of transition. These are not meant to “put a bow” on a complex situation, but to highlight a couple of items that are easy to miss when you are making complicated decisions that have long term consequences in a time when you…

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Mom – the original Fiduciary

By Ben Rickey / May 12, 2014 /

We hope that all of the Mothers in your life had a relaxing Mother’s day full of love and gratitude. When you work inside a family business, Mother’s day has a special significance. Our mom not only helped raise us to be the people we are today, but helped shape the values that we use…

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Three Resolutions You Should Keep This Year

By Michelle / January 14, 2014 /

Making—and breaking—New Year’s Resolutions is a time honored tradition every January. We’ve all made them and we all know how depressing it can feel to hit February and realize we are never going to learn Mandarin, take a spin class or finish our 6-year-old’s baby book. Research shows almost 90% of resolutions will fail by…

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