Now that we’re about to hit the third quarter of 2023, let’s discuss rates. Something really big happened at the last Federal Reserve meeting on June 14th – rates did not go up for the first time since January 2022. They didn’t go down either – they just held fast. However, let’s not break out the party hats… Read More »
This was a question I was emailed the other day and I thought it would make a great blog post. The emailer asked “how old can a used vehicle be and still get financing?” He was asking about this because he was already turned down by another equipment financing company due to the vehicle’s age. He wanted to… Read More »
In my last post I mentioned business vehicles and insurance, and that you really need a commercial business vehicle policy. And to me, there’s no negotiation on that – doing business without it is way too risky. But just “why” do you need a commercial auto policy for a business vehicle? Here are a few reasons: There are… Read More »
I was talking with an old friend the other day who has a successful landscaping company. And the subject of business vehicle insurance came up, and how he almost learned the hard way how important it is. Let’s back up about 15 years – my buddy decided to start a landscaping business, and like many others, basically went… Read More »
Here we are starting the second quarter of 2023, and already it’s been an interesting ride. Of course the big news was the failure of two Silicon Valley banks. Although looking at the reasoning and details, this is far from a crisis, and more of an unfortunate circumstance (overly simple explanation = rising rates made the bank’s safe… Read More »