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March 11, 2022

B2B Stories

Don’t let news headlines dictate your investment strategy, the local financial planner says

Kurt Mueller’s personal investment strategy hasn’t changed a bit since Russia invaded Ukraine, and he has helped his clients avoid panicking about the current uncertainty surrounding the stock market. Mueller, the certified financial planner for Apollon Wealth Management’s Augusta office, called each client to discuss the situation and ease their anxiety. His advice on investment strategy varies based on a client’s age, risk tolerance, and financial goals, among other factors. “Some investors make major changes based on news headlines,” he said. “I’m not sure that’s the correct approach.” In the

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Consumer Stories

Faith Friday: World-class chef returns home with Ramen specialties and faith to make it work

Traveling the world from Alaska to Puerto Rico to the Virgin Islands, working in some of the most upscale hotels imaginable, has led Chef Reggie White back to where it all began: Home. The native Augustan’s culinary curiosity began when he was a child. He graduated high school, then attended Johnson and Wales University to clinch a culinary arts degree. About three years ago, Black Lotus Cuisine, LLC, was born. “After all of the traveling I did, I wanted to come work with my own company,” said the 33-year-old husband

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Consumer Stories

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society announces Man & Woman of the Year candidates

Every 180 seconds, somebody in the United States dies of blood cancer. And in today’s times of uncertainty, patients need support more than ever. The Georgia-South Carolina Region of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has announced the 11 candidates who will be running in Augusta’s 2022 Man & Woman of the Year campaign – a philanthropic competition to fight blood cancer among a group of motivated and dedicated individuals in communities across the United States. The funds raised through Man & Woman of the Year are used for research,

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Shawna Woodward

Free Access: Real Talk Real Estate: Men vs. women in real estate negotiations

Recently, Realtor.com wrote an article titled: ‘Why Women Might Beat Men at Negotiating a Real Estate Deal.’ Of course, as a male real estate agent, I was intrigued by this article title and by how polarizing it is. Obviously, I dug in! Now I know that this would generally be a touchy subject, so I would like to preface my article by informing you that the writer of this article, Kimberly Dawn Neumann, was focused on masculine negotiating techniques vs. feminine negotiating techniques and not just men vs. women. The

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