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Assessing Your First Half of 2015

It’s July! My family and I had an amazing time celebrating the 4th of July with friends and watching the parade through downtown Lake Oswego. We finished the evening out on a boat in the middle of the lake, enjoying … Continue reading

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Buy Now or Wait – A Tale of Two Families

Summer is here and the temperatures are hot. And so is the housing market! Summer is historically the busiest home buying season of the year, tapering off in September once school starts again. One of the big questions that continues … Continue reading

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Attitude Check Time

      Here at our Aspire office, attitude means so much. We recently shared the following quote with all of our team and now want to share it with you.                                                           “The longer I live, the more I realize … Continue reading

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Consumers Think It’s Easier Than Ever To Get A Mortgage!

Consumers who believe it would be easy to get a mortgage today jumped to a record-high 54%, Fannie Mae’s February 2015 National Housing Survey found. On the other side, the share who believes it would be difficult to get a … Continue reading

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The Station

TUCKED AWAY in our subconscious minds is an idyllic vision in which we see ourselves on a long journey that spans an entire continent. We’re traveling by train and, from the windows, we drink in the passing scenes of cars … Continue reading

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Debt – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Part 2

“Debt–the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” – Part 2 1. OK, if you have “bottomed out” on debt, if you are really ready to make a change, then your first move must be putting money into a savings account. … Continue reading

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The Mayonnaise Jar and Wine

As you settle back in to a more normal routine after the holidays, here is a great story to help you plan your 2015 goals around what is most important. When things in your life seem almost too much to … Continue reading

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Avoiding the First Financial Blind Spot

Blind spots are all around, preventing us from getting where we want to go. In our quest to transform the lives of every client through financial education and direction, we have identified four blind spots that everyone falls into on … Continue reading

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7 Ways to Free Yourself From Debt

These smart and easy strategies can get you back in the black before you know it. One in eight Americans don’t think they’ll ever pay off what they owe, according to a survey by CreditCards.com. But it’s a new year … Continue reading

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What A Year for Home Loan Rates!

As we close out 2014, home loan rates remain near historic lows. In fact, rates for fixed-rate mortgages are much lower now than they were a year ago! Combine these lower rates with rising house values, and we find ourselves … Continue reading

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