Category: Taxes

  • How to avoid gift taxes

    How to avoid gift taxes We have received several inquiries this year from clients who want to make a financial gift to a family member…

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  • What are you telling nervous clients to do now?

      With the world’s stock markets having a rough start to 2016, the most common question of late from business and personal finance reporters has…

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  • Mike Salmon, CFP®, EA

    Major changes to Social Security: How do they affect you?

    Making News… We  produce regular Q&A columns for Florida Today and MarketWatch, a personal finance website of the Wall Street Journal, as well as pieces for Financial Advisor magazine and Nerd Wallet among others. Here is…

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  • Ron Tamayo, CFP®, EA

    Is it better to leave a 401(k) account with a former employer or roll it over to an IRA?

    Making News… We  produce regular Q&A columns for Florida Today and MarketWatch, a personal finance website of the Wall Street Journal, as well as pieces for Financial Advisor magazine and Nerd Wallet among others. Here is…

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  • Can I just live off interest?

    Making News… We  produce regular Q&A columns for Florida Today and MarketWatch, a personal finance website of the Wall Street Journal, as well as pieces for Financial Advisor magazine, the Journal of Financial…

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  • 6 Tax Planning Strategies for Better Investment Returns

    A mistake we see prospective clients make is not spending enough time tax planning. Their tax planning is usually done after their taxes are filed,…

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  • Understanding capital gain distributions

    Overlooked aspects of Roth accounts

    “Tax free earnings”- that sure has a nice ring to it!  Roth IRAs and Roth accounts in retirement plans such as 401(k)s and 403(b)s are…

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  • What happens to my IRA money after I die?

    What Happens to My IRA Money After I Die? Making News… We  produce regular Q&A columns for Florida Today and MarketWatch, a personal finance website of the Wall Street…

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  • Should I convert to a Roth IRA?

    Making News… We  produce regular Q&A columns for Florida Today and MarketWatch, a personal finance website of the Wall Street Journal, as well as pieces for Financial Advisor magazine, the Journal of Financial…

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  • How to stay happy in retirement

    Making News… We  produce regular Q&A columns for Florida Today and MarketWatch, a personal finance website of the Wall Street Journal, as well as pieces for Financial Advisor magazine, the Journal of Financial…

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  • When should you file for Social Security?

    Making News… We  produce regular Q&A columns for MarketWatch, a personal finance website of the Wall Street Journal and Florida Today as well as columns…

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  • Year-end financial planning

      Although the ups and downs of the financial markets get considerable attention, personal financial planning involves much more than just managing investments. While we…

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