Local business announcements

The dollar has strengthened against most other major currencies for much of the second half of the year. It recently reversed course, but the big picture remains the same: The Thomson Reuters U.S. dollar index, which measures the dollar’s value relative to the euro and the Japanese, Canadian, British, Swedish and Swiss currencies, is still up more than 10 percent from its lows in March.

Last year’s markets took a heavy toll on your financial plan. You may have been on track at the beginning of the year, but now you must reevaluate. The storm has blown you miles off course, and not making any adjustments is destined to end in a shipwreck.

Local business announcements

A weekly listing of property transfers and building permits in and around Charlottesville.