After almost two years of being grounded, the Boeing 737 Max has been cleared to fly by the Federal Aviation Administration. American based airliners will be able to operate the model once Boeing makes significant updates to software and computers and retrains their pilots on how to fly the aircraft. […]

Boeing 737 Max has been cleared to fly

Long-term care insurance helps protect an individual’s assets by providing extra financial coverage in case they ever need assistance in completing their daily activities.
In a report from 2017, AARP revealed that approximately half of Americans over age 64 will need long-term care of some sort within their lifetimes. Although both health insurance and Medicare provide coverage for some long-term care-related costs, there is often a large expense left for the beneficiary to cover. […]

Do I Need Long-Term Care Insurance?

Final Expense Insurance
Final Expense Insurance Explained Final expense insurance is a type of permanent life insurance that provides coverage to pay for end-of-life expenses and funeral costs. You may also hear Final Expense referred to as burial insurance or funeral insurance. Facing unexpected funeral expenses, some families may take on debt, borrow […]

Final Expense Insurance Explained

The NBA Board of Governors agreed Monday that the NBA’s new plan is to resume play on December 22 without a bubble. This will be the shortest offseason in NBA history, with 71 days between the final game of the 2019-2020 season where the Los Angeles Lakers won the championship […]

NBA’s New Plan

Climate change officials are seeing a new trend across America; local governments are taking charge of climate change efforts in their own cities to help curb carbon emissions and reduce their climate footprints.
Climate change officials are seeing a new trend across America; local governments are taking charge of climate change efforts in their own cities to help curb carbon emissions and reduce their climate footprints. On November 3, citizens of Denver, CO, and Key Biscayne, FL passed new local laws to fight […]

Local Communities Engage in Climate Change Efforts

The world’s current COVID-19 vaccine research is affecting animals, including mink, sharks, and monkeys.
COVID-19 has affected everyone in one way or another, but humans aren’t the only organisms being both directly and indirectly affected by the virus. With over 150 trial vaccines currently being developed, there is an overwhelming sense of hope for humans, but it comes at a cost. The world’s current […]

COVID-19 Vaccine Research is Affecting Animals

Through the 2020 Life Lessons Scholarship Program, the organization provided 48 incoming or current college students with a grand total of $351,000 in scholarships.
Losing a family member is always hard, but losing a parent or guardian is an unimaginable reality for countless people each year. Life Happens, a nonprofit organization that helps educate people on the value of life insurance and financial planning, aims to lessen the financial burden of a college education […]

Life Happens’ 2020 Life Lessons Scholarship Program

Empower Brokerage, Inc. recently added Great Western Insurance Company (GWIC) to our list of final expense insurance carriers.
  Empower Brokerage, Inc. recently added Great Western Insurance Company (GWIC) to our list of final expense insurance carriers. GWIC is dedicated to helping people prepare for the difficult moments in their lives by protecting clients from uncovered end-of-life expenses. Both Preneed Funeral insurance and Final Expense plans are offered […]

Great Western Insurance Company Added to Carrier List

In October, it was announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is partnering with Nokia Bell Labs to install a 4G/LTE network on the surface of the moon by the end of 2022.
Technology has improved exponentially in just a matter of years, as computers went from taking up an entire room to being small enough to fit in a back pocket. Now, 5G’s predecessor is headed to the final frontier just as Apple is releasing its first iPhone with 5G compatibility! In […]

NASA Partnering with Nokia to Put 4G/LTE on the Moon

Here, we have compiled a list of financial mistakes to avoid over age 40.
Money doesn’t grow on trees, and you’ve likely figured that out by the time you’re in your 40s. At this point, your decisions matter more than ever because they lay the groundwork for the decades ahead. It can be hard to know what to spend now and what to save […]

Financial Mistakes to Avoid Over Age 40