Get helpful tips for managing your money, financial planning information, tax savings, and financial news in these blog posts.
We enjoy making the complicated financial world simple for our clients. From short blog posts to full articles and even videos, financial professionals Sheryl Rowling and Steve Doster explain the topics that are important to you. There are also blog posts by our younger team members addressing the financial issues the X and Y Generations are dealing with now.
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15 May 2019
Retirement Living Alternatives to Staying Put
When it comes to post-retirement living, there are many options to choose from. In our last blog post, we focused on the benefits and considerations for staying put after retirement. However, this is far from the only possibility, and it may not be the best one for you. With that in mind, we would like to take this opportunity to look at three retirement living alternatives to staying put.
One major part of the retirement process is choosing where you want to live when you retire. This is a decision you get to make based on your individual needs, preferences, and desires. No one solution is perfect for every person. That said, for many people, the obvious first choice is to stay in your own home.
Take a moment to consider this: what if you had a friend you could turn to whenever you had a financial question? Not sure how much of a house you can afford? Call your financial friend to walk you through the numbers. Don’t know which investments to choose in your 401(k)? If you work with a fiduciary financial advisor, you could have someone to answer that question.
11 January 2019
New Year Goals Recommended by a Financial Planner
As the year 2018 has just come to an end, it is a good time to consider all sorts of different resolutions to improve your life in the New Year. As a financial planner, I can suggest several goals to help improve your financial life in 2019.
27 December 2018
Bunching Deductions: A Firsthand Application
My wife and I bought our first home at the beginning of last year and for the first time in our lives, we itemized on our 2017 return. With the standard deduction doubling in 2018, we quickly found ourselves in the position where we would not be able to itemize, just like so many other taxpayers. Heeding the advice of my tax-knowledgeable coworkers, we prepaid everything we could before the end of 2017 and now find ourselves better situated to itemize every other year.
11 December 2018
Budgeting 101: How to Start Saving Money for the New Year
One of the most common New Year’s Resolutions out there is to spend less and save more. As we make our way through this holiday season and into 2019, let’s look at some ways to achieve this goal by budgeting for that holiday spending and getting a plan in place to start saving.
30 November 2018
QCDs: A great way to gift wisely this holiday season
As we head towards the end of 2018, tax planning is a topic of increasing importance to many people. One question that comes up particularly often, especially in this time of changing tax laws, is “How can I lower the amount of taxes I owe?” If you’ve been taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from an IRA, a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) may be just the thing for you.
15 November 2018
DAFs and CRTs: Tax-smart ways of giving this season
With the holiday season and year end approaching, charitable giving is definitely on our radar. But how can we help charitable causes in a tax-smart way? Setting up a Donor Advised Fund or a Charitable Remainder Trust can be just the thing to help you gift wisely this year.
30 October 2018
How a Financial Plan Benefits You
A financial plan is a tool that allows you to review and understand your current financial situation, as well as set goals for your future. However, there are many more ways a financial plan can be beneficial to you, including acting as a guide for making well-informed and intelligent investment decisions.
