Marc Jablon

You are a proud independent agent. Perhaps you bought a franchise, or you were hired to work for one of the major brokerage firms, real estate agencies, or premier insurance companies. There are major benefits of being an independent agent for a big name firm such as Century 21 or State Farm. Regardless of your actual experience, you can immediately tout the reputation of your firm...but don’t forget that as an independent agent or franchisee that you pay for those benefits

It happens every year around this time. Businesses decide to throw out the months of November and December as if it were old food rotting in the refrigerator stinking up the joint.

By now most of you know that President Trump has put tariffs on a wide range of products imported from various countries throughout the...