Riding in Death Valley

In October I will be riding my road bike over 100 miles in Death Valley to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. You see, my oldest grandchild, Prentice, has Type 1 diabetes. He was diagnosed when he was 8 years old.

My goal this year is to raise $10,000. For my 2007 ride in Montana and my 2009 ride in Vermont I raised $8,000 on each ride.

Contributions of any amount are welcome. Make checks payable to JDRF and mail to Bob Gorsuch; Oak Bank; 5951 McKee Rd, Suite 100; Fitchburg, Wi 53711-5114.

Thanx.

Dot Com

Wow! This past March marked the 25th anniversary - yes, 25th - of the registration of the first dot-com domain. It was over a month before the 2nd one was registered and the 100th didn't take place until 20 months later. Now there about 668,000 dot-coms registered every month!

Final Tip

Check the benficiary designations on all of your investment accounts, including any mutual funds. You want to make sure the names and contact information are accurate and up to date.

Next to Last

Here's the next to last quick financial management tip...

If you or your spouse wear a ring with a diamond or other precious stone, have a jeweler check the prongs. Even one loose prong increases the risk of the diamond falling out.

Financial Management

Another financial management tip......

Check up on your credit. This is something that should be done every year. If there is an error, file a dispute with the reporting agency and call the creditor. Higher credit scores mean lower interest rates.

Another Tip

Investigate your broker. Run a background check of your broker at www.finra.org/brokercheck. The report will show the broker's qualifications and will list any regulatory action that has been taken against him/her in the past.