Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that a recent study by Cerulli has shown a sharp increase in the number of affluent investors willing to pay for advice, which on the one hand reflects the increasing financial complexity in peoples’ lives (while … Read more
NIST Recommends Some Common-Sense Password Rules NIST’s second draft of its “SP 800-63-4“—its digital identify guidelines—finally contains some really good rules about passwords: The following requirements apply to passwords: lVerifiers and CSPs SHALL require passwords to be a minimum of eight characters in length and SHOULD require passwords to be a minimum of 15 characters … Read more
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has adopted three new permanent rules allowing employees who aren’t required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) to voluntarily use PPE to protect themselves from noise, dust, or possible infectious or contagious diseases. PPE includes items such as “face … Read more
If your homeowner insurance becomes invalid this way, the house gets into trouble, and your mortgage may become a headache with such changes as higher payments or simply foreclosure. Thus, most homeowners are unaware of their policy’s importance to their mortgage choice. So, what happens to your mortgage if homeowners insurance is canceled? In order … Read more
