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Morris: Learn about volatility now in the market

JAN. 26, 2015 | The DOW is at 18,000. Wait, the Dow is at 17,200. What now, it’s back close to 18,000. Look again and low 17,000s appear to be the target. We experienced this type of rollercoaster...

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Morris: Report highlights good things about education

Taken from the Tricounty Cradle to Career’s 2015 Regional Education Report. More. By Kyra Morris | Want to read something good about education in South Carolina and specifically Charleston? Several...

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MORRIS: Bridge Run is more than a race

The 30,000 participants and thousands of spectators celebrated the 37th Cooper River Bridge Run on March 28. Charleston’s local economy gets a direct infusion of nearly $20 million. A 2011 economic...

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MORRIS: The hidden jewel that’s no longer hidden

Fountain at Waterfront Park, Charleston, S.C. By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  | The nature of Charleston’s hidden jewel qualities is like a cell tower sending out signals to the world – “Come...

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MORRIS: Charleston is part of a global community

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  My husband and I traveled all over Australia last month. At the beginning of June, only a few people we met were familiar with Charleston, our fair city.   By...

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MORRIS: Our World Trade Center is making a difference

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  | Our world is a global world. Our markets are global markets. Economic viability depends on our ability to interact within these horizons. Charleston has an...

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MORRIS: The blood supermoon: Astronomical phenomenon or apocalypse?

Photo by Kyra Morris. By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  | As USA Today put it, “It almost sounds like something from a comic strip: A total supermoon lunar eclipse, also known as a blood moon —...

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MORRIS: Have a financially-savvy holiday season

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  As our bellies are now full from a wonderful Thanksgiving meal, it’s now time to consider emptying the wallet for the holidays.  At least that is what retailers...

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FOCUS: Advice on financial resolutions for the new year

“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man.” — Benjamin Franklin By Kyra Morris, contributing editor | It’s almost January, a time for...

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MORRIS: Let’s talk politics and the markets

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor | This is an election year, and often we hear that election years are bad years for market returns. This is a particularly interesting, unusual and unexpected...

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MORRIS: Spoleto is at home here — and part of our edge

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  1977 – the beginning of Charleston’s emergence as a world destination city– was also the first year of Spoleto Festival USA.  Is this a coincidence, or is there...

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FOCUS: One Region targets infrastructure, education, housing

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  The Charleston area is our home.  This area includes Charleston County, Berkeley County and Dorchester County.  It’s changing, and it’s happening quickly.  The...

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MORRIS: What’s going on post-Brexit and what it means

Photographer Bill Hawker of Sydney, Australia, captured this shot outside the Tower of London around the time of the Brexit vote. By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  History was made June 23 of...

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MORRIS: Identity theft and your role in protecting your data

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the U.S. government’s central repository for identity (ID) theft complaints and provides victim assistance and consumer...

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MORRIS: We need to plan for transportation density now

A Bus Rapid Transit station in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo credit: Gunawan Kartapranata, Wikipedia. By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  Transportation in the Charleston area is an issue that needs to...

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MORRIS: Let’s complete the penny tax for infrastructure

Overhead view of an overpass along Johnnie Dodds Blvd. in Mount Pleasant that was part of a bonded improvement project. Photo: Charleston County. By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  Charleston is...

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MORRIS: Let’s toot our horn

A challenge for the new year By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  2016 spoke loudly of the desire for change.  The message is real.  Unfortunately, the answers are being overlooked. The answers do...

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FOCUS, Money:  Making sense of what’s happening with the stock market

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  Snap!  Thus ended the S&P 500’s longest streak in history without a pullback of at least 3 percent.  The major U.S. stock indexes capped off their worst...

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MY TURN, Morris:  Tips to review for the new tax season

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  Taxes matter. Whether we agree the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed on Dec. 22, 2017, is good for the middle class, good for the wealthier taxpayer or simply good...

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MORRIS: Rules have changed on using 529 plans to fund education

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  No longer limited to college funding, 529 plans can now be applied for private elementary and secondary education. While this addition sounds like a good idea,...

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