In a recent piece, Who Is “the Media?” we offered our broad take on “the media,” and how to identify islands of investment insights across the oceans of daily news. Next,… Read More
Unsung Money Mentors: Personal Financial Columnist Sylvia Porter
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Protecting What’s Yours (After You Pass) Part 2: Step-by-Step Estate Planning
In our last piece, we emphasized the importance of estate planning as the greatest gift you can bequeath to your loved ones, to reduce their painful stress load during an… Read More
Protecting What’s Yours (After You Pass) Part 1: The Importance of Estate Planning
Fact: When you pass, you will leave behind an estate, and somebody will need to settle it. Your estate may be worth a little or a lot, but there’s no… Read More
Who Is “the Media”?
In past conversations with you, we’ve been known to take aim at the media. That’s because bad things tend to happen to your personal wealth if you read, watch, or… Read More
Avoiding Financial Scams and Identity Theft Slams Quick-Reference
Who Are They? Financial fraudsters are after your assets. Identity thieves steal your personal information (often to then commit financial fraud). What Do They Want? Your Money and Your Life… Read More
Is Social Security Going Bust?
In planning for retirement, one topic is often top of mind: What if Social Security goes bust? As we covered in a related post, Social Security Planning: A Balancing Act,… Read More
Building Lifetime Wealth, 80/20 Style
Ever heard of the 80/20 rule? It suggests 80% of an outcome is often the result of just 20% of the effort you put into it. This doesn’t always work…. Read More
Financial Planning in Turbulent Times
In our last two pieces, we covered some tools of the tax-planning trade, as well as how to deploy them for tax-efficient investing. But tax planning isn’t just for your… Read More
Tax-Wise Investment Techniques
In our last article, we introduced some of the tools of the tax-planning trade. These include tax-sheltered accounts for saving toward retirement, healthcare, and education, as well as tax-efficient tools… Read More
The Tools of the Tax-Planning Trade
Whether you’re saving, investing, spending, bequeathing or receiving wealth, there’s scarcely a move you can make without considering how taxes might influence the outcome. No wonder people get nervous when… Read More
