Last month I led a roundtable discussion with three area realtors and two mortgage bankers about the current state of residential real estate in Southeast Missouri. We covered everything from home...

Brooke Roth is a financial advisor at Edward Jones, with an office in Jackson, Missouri. B Magazine recently asked her about several of the retirement savings changes set to take effect before the...

MarketWatch Guides recently reported its insights on the financial literacy of American adults. Among the key findings: Only about 57% of U.S. adults are financially literate. It’s a sobering...

At Montgomery Bank, we focus every day on making banking easy for our customers and treating each person we meet like family. We’ve been family owned since 1957 and are grateful for the privilege to...

Daniel Cook grew up in Marble Hill, Missouri, the youngest child of four. He loved Tonka trucks, Hot Wheels and helping his dad build things around the house. When he wanted a treehouse and tire...

The Cape Girardeau City Council on Monday, Aug. 5 voted to place an initiative on the Nov. 5 ballot to increase water rates above the 5% cap outlined in the city’s charter. City officials say the...

Financial fraud impacts people across the world. The internet is rife with warnings about the dangers of handing out personal information and the utmost importance of protecting accounts and...

Makayla Hawkins knows how to train dogs to sit, lay down, heel and obey a variety of other commands, but when it came to entrepreneurial skills, she wasn’t quite sure how to start a business and keep...

Southeast Missouri is outpacing state and national averages for median sale price incresses as elevated mortgage rates, low inventory and high demand for homes in a certain price range continue to...