Financial Planning

Smart Things for Investors to Do During Periods of Volatility  

You can’t control a volatile market, yet you can control your strategies and rein in emotions to lower the probability of making a costly mistake.  You can’t control a volatile […]

July 17, 2022 | Financial Planning |

Values and Legacy: Beyond the Numbers

How to ensure your financial life reflects your values and leaves the legacy you intend. We’ve had a special visitor come to our house recently. Every few months (twice this […]

April 17, 2022 | Financial Planning |

My New Year’s Resolution: Protection from Fraud

An ounce of prevention is preferable to the hours a cure could take. Welcome to 2022! I have always been keen to set New Year’s resolutions, but this year I […]

January 16, 2022 | Financial Planning |

Three Powerful Tax Strategies to Evaluate Now

With 2021 coming to a close, and major tax code changes being debated in Washington, now is an opportune time to evaluate three powerful tax strategies, which could be advantageous […]

October 12, 2021 | Financial Planning |

To Annuitize or Not, That Is the Question

For retirees, choosing the most optimal pension option deserves a rigorous analysis. For many employees in the public and private sector who are facing the prospects of an imminent retirement, […]

July 19, 2021 | Financial Planning |

A Look in the Rearview Mirror

While I could say that this past year has been a rollercoaster, that doesn’t quite capture the true depth and range of emotions experienced over the last 13 months. A […]

April 14, 2021 | Financial Planning |

COVID-19 Aid Act of 2021: Key Highlights

Just before breaking for the holidays, Congress passed the $900 Billion Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 to help households, retirees, small and large businesses, and to […]

January 15, 2021 | Financial Planning |

Tax in the Time of COVID

A prescription for year-end financial planning. Welcome to October 2020, month seven in what some are calling the New Abnormal.   Like many people, I’m growing a little tired of my […]

October 16, 2020 | Financial Planning |

Financial Planning Tax Tips in 2020

On occasion, accelerating income taxes can make sense. For many people, the confluence of the global pandemic and subsequent economic recession has potentially caused the following: employment termination, reduced hours, […]

July 17, 2020 | Financial Planning |

The CARES Act

               In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) on March 27th, 2020, a $2 trillion stimulus package – the largest […]

April 6, 2020 | Financial Planning |

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