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EcoView Windows, Doors and Siding is one of the South’s leading providers of factory-direct replacement home windows. EcoView Windows, with locations in Pensacola and Daphne, Ala., offers both impact windows and energy efficient windows in a variety of styles, colors, and grid patterns that can be customized to suit...
By Joe Capers, Insurance Zone Words like “endorsements,” “conditions” and “exclusions” don’t have to be confusing. Your home insurance policy isn’t exactly easy reading, as it is filled with insurance jargon, legalese and acronyms. But before you toss it in a drawer with all the others, you should at least...
By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager The U.S. dollar has strongly performed year to date having risen over 10% as of this writing. That has positive and negative impacts on the U.S. and its economy. Former Secretary of State James Baker noted some time ago that the U.S....
By Ross Volmer, X8 Marketing The question that we are going to answer in this piece is “What is a Website and Why Do You Need One?” There are several common misconceptions made by small business owners around what a website entails, what it does, and what it actually provides...
By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager The financial media are replete with reports that the markets in 2022 are off to one of their worst halves in recorded history. The stock market – the worst since 1970. The bond market, the worst ever. That begs the question, is...
LiveOak Fiber, a newly formed broadband service provider, is investing $100 million to construct and operate a next-generation high-speed fiber optic network in Okaloosa County. The new network will bring alternative options to underserved regions of the county, ensuring access to affordable and reliable digital infrastructure for businesses and...
By Joe Capers, Insurance Zone The unpopular, but familiar topics and headlines continue. Florida now has the highest premiums in the nation. It has been two and a half years since we started to feel the impact of the changing (hardening) insurance marketplace in our state. Because we are nearly...
By Jim Jaquess Governor DeSantis recently signed into law more than $1.2 billion of tax relief for Floridians. The new law creates 10 sales tax holidays for a variety of items commonly purchased by Florida families, including fuel, diapers, disaster supplies and tools. “Florida’s economy has consistently outpaced the nation, but...
Every Item on Sale Including All Fixtures! After some 55 years of being in business, we have decided to close our doors and liquidate all the merchandise at Schlatter’s Fine Furniture, your friendly neighborhood store for all your quality furniture needs such as Bedroom sets, Living Room sets and Dining...
By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager Investors have watched the market move its way down for most of this year. Whether invested in stocks, bonds, crypto or otherwise, it seemed that values just continued to slip. Why has this been so? We look at several inputs to help...