After nearly 10 years as a financial planner, the first 2 questions I ask every client have nothing to do with money

1. What is your favorite Starbucks drink order? In my experience, if you prefer a basic drink like a venti black coffee or a tall cappuccino, you're probably not a big spender in other areas. If your order is more elaborate, like a venti iced skinny hazelnut macchiato with sugar-free syrup and light ice, then I'll brace myself for a conversation about budgeting and scaling back.

Startup’s Ties to Kushners Came With Benefits, Until It Got Complicated

In 2014, when Ryan Williams started his real-estate investing company Cadre, he turned to the two people he knew with the best networks and connections in the industry: Josh Kushner, who he'd met while a freshman at Harvard, and his older brother, Jared. Williams is grateful for Jared Kushner's role in the company. In his first interview since the disclosure controversy, Williams told Bloomberg that Kushner was "a really important adviser." But he also emphasizes that Kushner "has no operational control, governance or say on the company." Kushner, who's married to President Trump's daughter Ivanka, stepped down from Cadre's board and sold some of his stake in the company before the inauguration.

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  Jared Kushner Is Becoming More Well-Known And More Disliked

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  Meet the Democratic superlawyer who could save Jared Kushner

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An insurer just made Obamacare's nightmare scenario worse, and it could be 'the tip of the iceberg'

Anthem on Tuesday announced it would not participate in the individual health-insurance exchanges in Ohio for the 2018 plan year. In a statement to Business Insider, Anthem cited "continual changes in federal operations, rules, and guidance" as its primary reason for exiting the marketplaces. "We are pleased that some steps have been taken to address the long-term challenges all health plans serving the individual market are facing, such as improving the eligibility requirements that allow consumers to purchase a plan outside of open enrollment and improved risk adjustment.

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  Anthem to exit Ohio health-care exchange in 2018

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  Anthem's withdrawal to leave 18 Ohio counties without an Obamacare plan

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