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Donor-Advised Funds: A Smart Way to Manage Your Charitable Giving
Have you ever wondered how you can ensure your charitable contributions have a lasting impact? What if you could streamline your charitable giving while maximizing tax efficiency?
Is Dollar Cost Averaging Right for You?
Dollar cost averaging is a straightforward, methodical investment strategy that can help reduce investing anxiety and ease the complexities of trying to time the market.
5 Benefits to Consolidating Your Investment Accounts with a Financial Advisor
Tired of juggling multiple investment accounts and struggling to keep track of all your statements and tax forms? Consolidating your investment accounts with a financial advisor can make managing your finances much easier.
Experiencing Déjà Vu?
If you’ve been a long-time investor, you’re probably experiencing deja vu - after all, this is not the first time we’ve had a bear market.
What Are I Bonds?
What exactly are these “I bonds” everyone has been talking about lately? For starters, they are government-backed, and they’re currently paying better rates than many other investments.
What WallStreetBets Should Teach YOU about Investing
The news about certain stocks being targeted by online Reddit boards is not a new story, but the methods certainly are. What the people on the boards are doing is not, for the most part, investing. They are speculating.
Beware the Bear
Although the stock market has continued to go up, at some point it will reach its apex and you should be sure your portfolio is prepared.
Should You Skip Required Minimum Distributions for 2020?
Allowing retirees to skip RMD payments can be advantageous in that it provides a tremendous opportunity for them to recoup losses from the drop in the market. So if you do not need the money to live on, you may want to let it stay put.
I Have Sinned
During volatile times, fear can cause us to make many mistakes with our money. Investing your funds regularly, and letting capital markets and compounding go to work for you is the best path to long term financial success.
Dividend Versus Growth Investments
It’s important to know the different types of investments and what they can do for your portfolio. A point of confusion for investors is sorting out the differences between dividend versus growth investments and determining which to choose.
What are the Differences Between an Individual Stock and ETF?
While most investors have a basic knowledge of individual stocks, learning about other common investing vehicles, such as ETFs and how they may be a good alternative for you, could prove to add a greater return on your investment.
The Market is Signaling Recession. What Next?
The last three weeks have led to intense emotions. Both inside and outside the market, anxiousness is high due to COVID-19.
Why It’s Important to Diversify Your Investments
Diversification is an investment strategy seeks to reduce risk and maximize return for long-term investments such as retirement accounts.
The Trouble With Forecasting The Market’s Future
Market ups and downs are inevitable. Instead of trying to predict the future based on the recent past, we should be looking to the market itself to find insightful information on expected returns.
How Does the SECURE Act Affect Solopreneurs and 1099 Employees?
The SECURE Act has most Americans having to readjust their retirement plans in order to avoid losing money. However, if you are a solopreneur or a freelancer you may be able to use these new legislative changes to your advantage.
What New Investors Need to Know about Asset Allocation
Asset allocation is a fundamental principle of sound investing. Implementing a strategy and plan into your portfolio is equally, if not more, important to your long-term investment success than the individual securities in your portfolio.
The Coming Crash: How to Be Sure You’re Prepared
Whether it’s next month or years from now, another recession will eventually happen. What’s important is that you are prepared financially.
Volatile Markets
It is understandable if you are feeling nervous, as these things often happen quickly and without warning. But as I said in my discussions with many of you, we have been waiting for events like this to happen for some time.