Are you making the most of your charitable contributions? Donor-advised funds (DAFs) could be the answer, offering significant tax benefits and the flexibility to support various causes over time.
Regularly reviewing your credit report is crucial for maintaining financial health. It provides insight into your financial behaviors and can help you spot fraud early. Keeping an eye on your credit helps ensure you’re ready for life’s big decisions.
Explore the potential benefits of refinancing high-interest debt. This strategic financial move could lower your payments and help you manage your budget better, offering a clearer path toward financial stability and independence.
Feeling overwhelmed by market noise? Learn how to stay focused on long-term goals and manage stress with informed decisions, even during market fluctuations.
As a retiree, you’ve done well for yourself and your accumulated funds are a testament to your hard work. Proper and strategic end of year tax planning will allow you to further make the most of what you have.
The right data in the wrong hands can cause a great deal of damage to your reputation and your bottom line. The best way to protect yourself from a data breach is to be aware, pay attention, and take action quickly.
Many people are feeling a disconnect between the market’s current performance and the struggling economy. On the surface, it doesn’t make sense, but this explanation may help.
Unclaimed property is money that is rightfully yours. If it seems unlikely that you have money owed to you, think again; there is a good chance you may find forgotten funds waiting for you.
Unfortunately, financial scams are growing even more prevalent these days and can cause a great deal of harm. Your best defense against financial fraud is a good offense. Keep your usernames, passwords, and account data closely guarded.
In this recorded webinar, The New College Landscape, Russell talks with Aaron Shipp of The Ivy Edge about the changing college admissions and financial aid landscapes.
While both health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts are similar in structure, they are intended for different purposes and to serve individuals differently. Do your research before deciding which is best for you.
Between higher tax rates in the future to pay for COVID relief and likely lower Social Security payments, you may want to consider a Roth conversion to get in on what may be lower tax rates now.
In this video, Russell talks with Jack Craven of Media CPAs about what you need to be aware of if you have not yet filed your tax returns, and share helpful tips on how to get the process started.
Allowing retirees to skip RMD payments can be advantageous in that it provides a tremendous opportunity for them to recoup losses from the drop in the market. So if you do not need the money to live on, you may want to let it stay put.