There is no simple answer, but consider some factors. You save for retirement with the expectation that at some point, you will have enough savings to walk confidently away from the office and into the next phase of life. So how do you know if you have reached that point? Retirement calculators are useful – [...]
The IRS just made taking a home office deduction that much easier. It recently announced a simple new option for tax years 2013 and forward. All taxpayers may now choose to calculate a home office deduction using a simplified “safe harbor” method. You just multiply the allowable square footage of qualified dwelling space you use [...]
Why are they made again and again? Much has been written about the classic financial mistakes that plague start-ups, family businesses, corporations and charities. Aside from these blunders, there are also some classic financial missteps that plague retirees. Calling them “mistakes” may be a bit harsh, as not all of them represent errors in judgment. Yet [...]
It feels like market volatility has become the new norm. How are large endowment funds like Yale and Harvard investing in these times? How are High Net Worth Individuals investing in these times? How are those funds performing? Watch this short video narrated by Ben Stein to learn more... Click here to watch the Elite [...]
Shouldn’t it be rising with all this bond buying? Consumer inflation just hit a 50-year low. So indicates the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge – the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index maintained by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.1 Besides tracking consumer inflation, the PCE price index measures household purchases, a major factor in GDP [...]
Why do people elect to put their credit “on ice”? If you are worried about getting hacked – and, these days, who isn’t – a credit freeze is a precautionary measure that may be worth considering. Is a credit freeze an iron-clad, 100% guaranteed way to protect yourself from Identity Theft? Unfortunately, no. Just about [...]
All retirement plans are not the same. In fact, there is such a wide variety of retirement plans available that it is worth it to read up on your choices. Here’s a brief look at the different plans and what they have to offer. The traditional 401(k). Most people have such a retirement savings plan, [...]
