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What Are the Benefits and Drawbacks of Putting My House in My Child’s Name?

2016-12-14T17:06:00-08:00

There are several reasons why homeowners may be tempted to put their house in a child's name. However, it's important to understand the risks that come with this strategy. Altruism Altruism may be the most obvious reason to transfer a home to a child. By giving a home to a younger family member, you can [...]

What Are the Benefits and Drawbacks of Putting My House in My Child’s Name?2016-12-14T17:06:00-08:00

Advance Directives: Planning Ahead for Your Own Care

2016-12-14T17:06:00-08:00

Although the thought may not be pleasant, you may someday face a sudden health crisis that leaves you unable to make your own medical decisions. Fortunately, there is a legal means, known as an advance directive, to address this potential concern. An advance directive is a written statement that you complete prior to a serious [...]

Advance Directives: Planning Ahead for Your Own Care2016-12-14T17:06:00-08:00

Using CRUTs & CRATs to Sell Your Business Interest

2016-12-14T17:06:00-08:00

These estate planning tools may also help in exit planning. Discover a pair of underappreciated exit planning vehicles. Charitable remainder unit trusts (CRUTs) and charitable remainder annuity trusts (CRATs) are commonly seen as estate planning tools. What frequently goes unseen is their value in exit planning for business owners. Does it look like you will [...]

Using CRUTs & CRATs to Sell Your Business Interest2016-12-14T17:06:00-08:00

Pension Plans & Derisking

2016-12-14T17:06:01-08:00

Corporations are transferring pension liabilities to third parties. Where does this leave retirees? A new phrase has made its way into the contemporary financial jargon: derisking. Anyone with assets in an old-school pension plan should know what that phrase signifies. The derisking trend began in 2012. In that year, Ford Motor Co. made a controversial [...]

Pension Plans & Derisking2016-12-14T17:06:01-08:00

What’s Your Financial Health Score?

2016-12-14T17:06:01-08:00

Developing a better budgeting process may be the biggest step toward that goal. Where does your money go? If you find yourself asking that question from time to time, it may relate to cash flow within your household. Having a cash flow management system may be instrumental in restoring some financial control. It is harder [...]

What’s Your Financial Health Score?2016-12-14T17:06:01-08:00

Getting Your Household Cash Flow Back Under Control

2016-12-14T17:06:02-08:00

Developing a better budgeting process may be the biggest step toward that goal. Where does your money go? If you find yourself asking that question from time to time, it may relate to cash flow within your household. Having a cash flow management system may be instrumental in restoring some financial control. It is harder [...]

Getting Your Household Cash Flow Back Under Control2016-12-14T17:06:02-08:00

4 Money Blunders That Could Leave You Poorer

2016-12-14T17:06:03-08:00

A “not-to-do” list for the new year & years to follow. How are your money habits? Are you getting ahead financially, or does it feel like you are running in place? It may come down to behavior. Some financial behaviors promote wealth creation, while others lead to frustration. Certainly other factors come into play when [...]

4 Money Blunders That Could Leave You Poorer2016-12-14T17:06:03-08:00

Key Tax Breaks Retroactively Reinstated

2016-12-14T17:06:03-08:00

The clock is ticking ... is opportunity knocking? If you hurry, you might realize some nice tax breaks before 2014 runs out. Once again, Congress has acted at the eleventh hour to bring back some expired tax perks. H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act, was passed and signed into law by President Obama on [...]

Key Tax Breaks Retroactively Reinstated2016-12-14T17:06:03-08:00

What’s Fueling the Drop in Oil Prices?

2016-12-14T17:06:04-08:00

 How long will it last? Who wins & loses from it? On the New York Mercantile Exchange, a barrel of light sweet crude is currently worth well under $60. Prices have dropped more than 25% in a month and almost 45% year-over-year. What is behind this freefall? How long will prices keep dropping, and who [...]

What’s Fueling the Drop in Oil Prices?2016-12-14T17:06:04-08:00

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