Darren Stewart's (darrenstewart) Blog

In the movie "The Perfect Storm" 3 weather systems combine in the middle of the Atlantic to create a weather event that is totally unprecedented.  Our financial markets seem to be having a storm of their own but, looking at everything that is coming together it points to a GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BU...

Busy?  Not enough time to take advantage of where the market is? Currently if your paying 6% or more it may be time to make time, and if you don't have a lot of time, your able to apply online in 5 minutes at www.OakStarBank.com- on our home page is a quick application, located in the lower right...

Retirement investment, Estate planning, saving for a childs education, setting up a living a trust, all of these activities many times are considered "financial planning".  There is a key component not among this list and that would be buying and financing your home!   In our world many times thi...

Southwest, Missouri is a great place to live, work and play our economy despite what the National media seems to be saying is diverse, and the opportunities that are coming together for 2009 are awesome! If you are thinking of buying a home I would encourage you to get in touch with a realtor to ...

Rates dropped dramatically this week spurring refinance business and inspiring those buyers out there to move on the making a decision to purchase a home, after about 65 hours in the office this week its great to be resting up to begin the process of closing the business. I wanted to continue to ...