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October 6, 2016

Tax Planning for the Self Employed

Understand Self-Employment Tax and How It’s Calculated As a starting point, make sure that you understand (and comply with) your federal tax responsibilities. The federal government uses self-employment tax to…

June 1, 2016

Our Biggest Financial Challenges Are Often Self-Inflicted

In many respects, people can be their own worst enemies in their quest for financial security. When you consider that our lives are nothing more than a culmination of the…

March 10, 2016

Five Things You Should Expect from Your Financial Advisor

In the realm of investment advice, value is defined by what you receive from your advisory relationship that meets or exceeds your expectations. For most clients, it has much less…

December 1, 2015

The 4 Essential Elements of a Retirement Plan

Until recently, many retirees have been able to rely upon the three-legged stool of retirement income sources: A defined benefit pension plan that guarantees a lifetime income, their own savings,…

October 12, 2015

How to Choose the Right Investments

When you have excess cash flow and assets to invest, you can choose from a vast number of different types of investments, which can be a daunting task due to…

September 9, 2015

In Search of the Right Financial Advisor

The challenge for most people today is finding the right financial advisor. The sheer number of financial professionals holding themselves out as “financial advisors,” makes it a daunting task at…

August 13, 2015

Have a long term goal? Financial planning can help you get you there

After several years of wallowing in financial upheaval caused by a severe recession and financial crisis, Americans are, once again, looking to the future. A renewed confidence has many people…

December 8, 2014

How confirmation bias could be hurting your investment performance

Have you made up your mind on just about everything, even before you know what it is? For instance, when you meet someone, is your opinion of the person formed…

November 21, 2014

Establishing a budget

Do you ever wonder where your money goes each month? Does it seem like you’re never able to get ahead? If so, you may want to establish a budget to…

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