By Julie A. Martin
In the upcoming holiday season, many beautiful baubles will be bought, beautifully wrapped and gifted to loved ones to smile, ooh and ah over. Rings and earrings, bracelets and necklaces, Oh My! So, once you have these beautiful gems, gold and silver, too, how do you...
November 4-5 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa
Don’t miss “The Next BIG Thing,” Walton Area Chamber’s two-day annual conference Nov. 4-5th at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa. Tickets are $200 for chamber members and $250 for the public, with two-day passes also available for...
Top property management firm to manage new community, The Enclave at Deer Moss Creek, in Niceville
DF Multifamily, a division of Drucker + Falk (DF), proudly announces its partnership with MH Deer Moss Creek, LLC, to lease and manage The Enclave at Deer Moss Creek, a new luxury apartment community...
By Stacy Sarikanon, Stunning Spaces–Decorating Den Interiors
For making your own interior design statement, for asserting your own individuality, for adding personal creativity, for being a bit rebellious—there’s no style like Postmodernism.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA.org) describes Postmodernism as “a reaction against modernism. It is less a cohesive movement than...
By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager
We are into an election year, the markets have made some extraordinary moves and we thought it was a good time to catch our breath and reflect on a few things. Davis Parrish, one of our advisors (in the Atlanta area) compiled some...
By Julie A Martin, Licensed Agent at Abora Insurance Group LLC
Dear readers, storm season is again upon us, and with the first breath of stormy winds comes confusion when it comes to our insurance options. Why are the rates so high? Why are my premiums higher than my neighbor’s...
By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager
America and Americans are the most generous on earth. Up until a few years ago, gifts to charities (churches, medical organizations, schools) could be deducted from income at tax filing time. The tax laws changed and many of the tax deductions went...
By Christopher Manson
ECCO Motors owner Scott Lightsey spent decades in automotive service, rentals, parts and “you name it.” He moved to Destin from Tallahassee 20 years ago, thinking he was “in the early stages of retirement, but I realized you have to put away a lot more money!”
At age...
By Kenneth Books
Tired of slow Internet? Tired of being bounced in the middle of your session? Live Oak Fiber is laying the lines to overcome those problems.
Halfway complete, some 200,000 customers are expected to sign on to the fiber optic Internet plan, from Valparaiso to Santa Rosa County.
Why here?
“What’s...
By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager
Economic growth can be measured by corporate revenues and profits, GDP growth, productivity growth (latest report is a strong 3.7% for the last three quarters), market performance, low unemployment and the rate of inflation over time.
What is driving all of this, particularly when...
