Good Debt Vs. Bad Debt
People tend to lump all debts together, yet they are not all equal. Knowing the distinction between a good debt and a bad one can help you make better financial decisions.Not that long ago, when people...
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PROGRESS: Scandia Auto keeps on growing
Submitted photoScandia Auto and Truck Repair recently opened in its new location at 21090 Ozark Court North. Andy Gutierrez Murphy News Service Jean Womack still remembers long days of drag racing in...
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Column: Drive, chip and putt your way to Augusta, for real
Last Thursday I had a the opportunity to take out the golf clubs for the second time this spring as the Minnesota Section of the PGA hosted its annual Media Day at Somerset Country Club in Mendota...
View ArticleOpen Forum for April 30, 2015
EDITOR’S NOTE: Letters will be accepted for the Open Forum for publication in the next available issue after receipt. Letters may be sent to Forest Lake Times, 146 N. Lake St., Suite 125, Forest Lake,...
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FLAHS to stage ‘The Crucible’
Photo by Jason DeMoeMercy Lewis (Bri Flasch), and Abigail Williams (Kennedy Crever) look after a frightened Betty Parris (Abbey Rue) in a scene from “The Crucible.” The show opens on the Forest Lake...
View ArticleThe Allure of Costly Stocks
Why do so many investors like expensive stocks? Because they are popular, and the herd instinct is powerful. Odds are, though, that you end up overpaying, and that’s not good for your portfolio.This is...
View ArticleRetiring Like Your Parents
Paul was a comfortably retired dad with a financially strapped son, whose own retirement prospects appeared dim. But grown sons too often don’t listen to their fathers. That’s why Paul called in his...
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Dean Frahm
June 12, 1939 – April 29, 2015 After a lengthy battle with multiple illnesses, Dean Frahm of Stacy, passed into the arms of his heavenly father, at home, at peace, and surrounded by his loving family....
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Your Divorce: Key Records
Information about all aspects of your finances is critical to a reasonable divorce settlement. Yet even when you think the documents are at your fingertips, gathering them can be work. Here’s how to...
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Lloyd H. Houle
Beloved Dad, Grandpa and Great-Grandpa Lloyd Houle, age 98, of Marine on the St. Croix passed away on April 29, 2015. Preceded in death by beloved wife, Blanche; daughters-in-law, Andrea Houle, Donna...
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Elsie Lee Jasinski
Elsie Jasinski, age 96, of Forest Lake, formerly of Hugo, passed away at Birchwood Healthcare Center on April 25, 2015 surrounded by loving family, after breaking her hip on March 9, 2015. Preceded in...
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PROGRESS: Coral Stewart’s personal décor
Photo courtesy of Jamason BurchardCoral Stewart throws herself into the up-cycled décor process in her personal workshop. Allison Kronberg Murphy News Service When Coral Stewart couldn’t pay her...
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Forest Lake student invited to law enforcement conference
Boesel Forest Lake Area High School senior Zachary Boesel was recently invited to attend the Law Enforcement Explorer Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Boesel and 89 other students were...
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Community Scholarship Foundation makes funding request
With only a few weeks left to meet their $150,000 goal for scholarship awards, the Forest Lake Area Community Scholarship Foundation is reaching out in three ways to District 831 residents and...
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Champion Concordia College data analytics team features Scandia native
Juniors Tom Dukatz, Zach Lipp, and Rachel Swedin (Scandia), and sophomore Philip Manley, Concordia’s data analytics team, took first place at the 2015 Midwest Undergraduate Data Analytics Competition...
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Wyoming man takes pride in Civil War ancestry
Bob Bohnen can’t remember when he didn’t love family history and traveling. As a truck driver for nearly 30 years, traveling was second nature. So was listening to family history stories. It is a...
View ArticleSlighting Overseas Stocks?
A strengthening dollar is tempting many to abandon overseas investments. That can wreak havoc with ensuring their portfolios are well-diversified. Because this too shall pass: Currencies move up or...
View ArticleHow to Diversify Correctly
Some think that diversification calls for simply splitting your holdings between stocks and bonds. A really good asset allocation, however, is a bit more complicated, and involves gauging how much risk...
View ArticleHow Risk Sways Investing
We all know that the market is volatile with a lot of dizzying ups, downs and turns. On roller coasters, some of us enjoy the thrill and some find the ride terrifying. Ditto with stocks. Finding out...
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