Summary Decades after launching one of the first online banking platforms, OneUnited Bank created WiseOne™ to combine Google Gemini AI with bank-grade privacy, making personal money management, insights, and coaching accessible to all. When you look at today’s financial landscape, managing money feels harder than it’s ever been. Between endless subscription charges, fluctuating interest rates,
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I owe a great deal of thanks to my accountant. I sold my condo, and it was subject to a huge capital gains bill. I almost fainted when I saw how much. Then Gerri asked me a very important question: “Do you have any receipts?” Do I have receipts??? Absolutely! Gerri helped navigate a maze
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Over the past decade, research into Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has expanded tremendously. While the data continues to evolve, studies increasingly suggest that Mindfulness can be beneficial in supporting self-regulation, stress management and self-care. Increased stress can limit our ability to navigate everyday life and prevent us from performing at
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Earlier generations had a clearer retirement roadmap. They’d work, earn a pension, collect Social Security, save personally, and retire with dependable income. That’s what I’d call the traditional three legged stool, pension, Social Security, and savings, a shared responsibility among the employer, the government, and the worker. Sounds secure, doesn’t it? Today, that stool is
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A friend of mine recently found herself in a predicament at work. Her brand has been affiliated with one particular organization for the last decade, and as her work anniversary loomed, she began to think about who she was beyond her current role. She told me she felt boxed in, not sure how to create
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Negotiating like a professional is not about being the loudest person in the room, making the toughest demand, or refusing to move. In fact, some of the best negotiators I have encountered over the years rarely appear to be “winning” the negotiation. They are listening. Watching. Asking questions. And most importantly, they are gathering information.
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The National Kidney Foundation of Florida needs your help to raise awareness about kidney disease. Join their 2026 Fort Lauderdale Kidney Walk on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Plantation Central Park. Visit FortLauderdaleKidneyWalk.org for more information. Here are three more ways YOU can take action: Raise Awareness: Book an appointment with your doctor for a simple
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While in medical school, Lavarr Farmer, M.D. witnessed a stroke patient move again. The drug was tPA, a clot-buster that can be used, under certain circumstances, to treat stroke. What happened once it took hold changed the way he viewed neurology. “[It made] me really appreciate neurology,” he said. For Farmer, it was a glimpse
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The Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) has completed its 2026 Business Empowerment Blueprint Grant Cycle, investing into 36 small businesses and nonprofit organizations across Miami-Dade County. This year’s grant cycle awarded a total of $232,500 in capital across two distinct funding tracks. The Small Business Capitalization Grant provided $10,000 to 19 established businesses to strengthen
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As the infamous date comes and goes this year, millions of Americans will somberly recall the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States. Despite that horrific day — resulting in the death of 2,996 victims and first responders — we have built many legacies to honor those fallen and to bring tribute
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