Were last year’s market losses an illusion? We’ve now experienced two consecutive quarters of healthy market gains, the long-predicted recession hasn’t materialized despite rising interest rates and the Fed reducing … Read More
There’s a persistent misnomer in the minds of some financial consumers that charitable giving can actually benefit the giver from a tax standpoint, if the gifts are carefully structured to … Read More
You probably know that the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness plan has been tied up in the courts for months, due to a lawsuit by the state of Missouri and … Read More
The current uncertainty in the banking industry has famously caused some depositors to pull their money from their lending institution, even though their money is insured up to $250,000 per … Read More
Pssst. Do you want to buy a sexy investment? IPO Performance Demystified The Wall Street brokerage community, and brokers themselves, are paid handsomely to “take private companies public,” which is … Read More
One might be forgiven for thinking that runs on a bank, and banking failures, are a thing of the Great Depression, not something you encounter in modern times. One … Read More
Keeping track of your estate planning documents and all the other items that you were told to keep in a safe place can be a daunting task. Even if you … Read More
When millions of Americans leave work, they also leave behind the comforts of a paycheck. Suddenly, in retirement, they are exposed to a chore that they last experienced in their … Read More
Corporate accounting and the earnings reports issued by publicly-traded companies (that is, those that trade on the stock market) would seem to be a matter of simple mathematics. The company … Read More
If you enjoy painful memories, then think back to when the average price of gasoline at the pump was up over $5.00—last June. Today, the average price around the country … Read More
