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End-of-Summer Financial Reset: Preparing for Q4 Tax Planning

As summer winds down and autumn approaches, it's the perfect time to reassess your financial situation and prepare for Q4 tax planning. With these tips and guidance from a financial professional, you can tackle Q4 tax planning with ease! Start with a financial review...

Retire Like You’re on Permanent Vacation: How to Build A Summer-Inspired Plan for Retirement

Retirement is a period of life during which one enjoys the fruits of one's years of labor. It's an opportunity to enjoy a permanent vacation, soaking in the sun, and relishing summer days at leisure. The key to retiring like being on a constant vacation lies in...

Don’t Let Volatile Markets Halt Your Retirement Planning

In times of market uncertainty or changes, reminding yourself of your ultimate retirement goals is important. Here are some tips that can help you focus on staying on track for the long term despite the short-term fluctuations in the market:   Implement...

The Inflation Factor

Despite the fallout to investor’s portfolios, job losses, and the overall downward turn of the American economy during the recession, we have benefitted from relatively low inflation rates.  While the US and other countries control monetary policy, there is never a...

The Cost of Credit

2017 was a bad year for the credit industry- data breaches and multiple lawsuits.  But it’s becoming apparent that Americans overall are going to have a worse 2018 compared to last year as the trend of acquiring more debt increases.  Aside from having to shell out...

Planning for The New Tax Plan

Many Americans have already filed their taxes for 2017, but the majority will be filing this month and finding out how the new tax plan is impacting them (if at all) for this spring’s filing.  Some changes have already taken place such as the adjusted withholding in...

Let’s Talk Robo

Have you seen the TV commercials about a machine or robot as your investment advisor?  As funny as they may be, they may be giving you the wrong idea of what a robo-advisor really is.  A robo-advisor is technology (an automation platform) that allows automation for...

When The Stock Market Corrects

If you’ve been sensitive to the stock market performance in the last weeks, you’re not alone.  Regardless of how your investments fare during market corrections, being aware of your anxiety in light of what you’re seeing, reading or hearing can make a difference in...