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What to Keep/What to Toss

Now that Tax Day has come and gone, it’s a good idea to take a look at the ever-increasing stack of paper that inevitably invades…

Six Behavioral Traits that Can Influence Your Investments

Your success as an investor can be linked to your behavior as an investor. Success isn’t always based on picking the right stock, bond, region,…

Beware of these latest tax scams!

As part of a tax seminar to prepare financial professionals for the 2018 tax season, we were updated on the latest tax scams that are…

Can’t Buy Me Love (or Happiness)?

We all know that money can’t buy love, right? But . . . can money buy happiness? A study by University of Michigan economists Betsey…

Smart Holiday Spending – Avoid a New Year Financial Hangover

  As the gift giving season draws near, here are some suggestions to avoid a spending hangover in early 2018. Start by establishing a gifting…

Overlooked Considerations During Open Enrollment

Open enrollment is a period of time, generally a few weeks a year, that provides you the opportunity to adjust your employee benefits.  Unless you…

Are you giving the IRS more of your paycheck then you should?

While most W-2 employees are not focused on taxes in the fall, we think they should be.  If you aren’t withholding enough taxes from your…

What You Should Know About Company Stock in your 401(k)

  If you have company stock in your 401(k) plan, you should be aware of a potentially valuable tax strategy that could greatly reduce your…

Should Retirees Rethink Paying Off Their Mortgages?

As baby boomers approach retirement, they often question whether to live debt-free or continue their monthly mortgage payments. Here are a few things to consider….