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What Really Bothers Me About The Willow Smith Photo

Imagine this tableau: a pretty 13-year-old girl lies next to a handsome 20-year-old man on a small, messy bed. The man is shirtless. His head is thrown back and he’s laughing. The girl, fully clothed and unsmiling, looks at the camera.Are they friends? Sexual partners? Brother and sister?Moises Arias, who played Rico on the Disney TV show Hannah Montana, and Willow Smith, the young daughter of movie stars Will Smith and Jada …

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 The 6 Financial Habits Of Mentally Strong People for Year-End Planning 

As the seasons start to change and the holiday season approaches, it’s the perfect time for a financial check-up. Let’s reflect on how much we’ve accomplished this year and set the stage for financial success in the upcoming year with some year-end planning. If you haven’t scheduled a meeting with your advisors yet, now is the time to get your financial planning done. In fact, for our clients, this is one of the busiest and most important planning periods of the year.

Many of us set ambitious financial goals, but how often do we follow through with them? It’s time to take a page from the mentally strong and map out some to-dos to achieve our financial objectives as we head into the end of the year. Remember how important reaching financial independence is?

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Unlock Your College Dreams: Top Scholarship Resources for High School Students

Let's face it, it's one thing to get into college, and it's a whole other thing to be able to afford it. If you've got an eye on higher education, you've probably discovered how expensive it can be. As high school students prepare for the next chapter in their educational journey, the soaring costs of…