- Credit - Debt Management:
When Should You Consider Bankruptcy?
If you are in midst of a financial crisis, bankruptcy is just one option. There are no set in stone rules when it comes to filing. Everyone's situation is different and must be analyzed on a case-by-c...
- Bankruptcy:
When Should You Consider Bankruptcy?
If you are in midst of a financial crisis, bankruptcy is just one option. There are no set in stone rules when it comes to filing. Everyone's situation is different and must be analyzed on a case-by-c...
- Tax Planning:
U.S. International Tax Withholding and Reporting Requirements
Payments made by U.S. citizens and resident aliens (“U.S. persons”) to non-U.S. persons are typically subject to U.S. tax withholding and result in U.S. tax reporting requirements. These requireme...
- International Tax:
U.S. International Tax Withholding and Reporting Requirements
Payments made by U.S. citizens and resident aliens (“U.S. persons”) to non-U.S. persons are typically subject to U.S. tax withholding and result in U.S. tax reporting requirements. These requireme...
- Investment Planning:
20 Solid Reasons to Own Gold Coins - Now!
There are very few financial instruments left that offer financial security. When the world went off the gold standard in the 60's and 70's ( it happened slow so that you won't know). Gold coins are t...
- Financial Blog:
20 Solid Reasons to Own Gold Coins - Now!
There are very few financial instruments left that offer financial security. When the world went off the gold standard in the 60's and 70's ( it happened slow so that you won't know). Gold coins are t...
- Alternative Investments:
20 Solid Reasons to Own Gold Coins - Now!
There are very few financial instruments left that offer financial security. When the world went off the gold standard in the 60's and 70's ( it happened slow so that you won't know). Gold coins are t...
- Financial Goals:
Considering Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation: What Business Owners Should Know
Businesses often fail to take full advantage of tax savings opportunities that are available to them. This article provides a high level overview of one such tax savings opportunity, namely, non-quali...
- Retirement:
Considering Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation: What Business Owners Should Know
Businesses often fail to take full advantage of tax savings opportunities that are available to them. This article provides a high level overview of one such tax savings opportunity, namely, non-quali...
- The IRS:
The IRS Audit: Fear Not
Receiving a letter from the IRS can be scary. Receiving a letter from the IRS that says that your tax return has been selected from audit can be even scarier. It shouldn’t be.
The IRS audit pro...
- Insurance Planning:
Saving Money on Auto Insurance
We have all heard that we can save hundreds of dollars on our automobile insurance coverage by switching to another insurance company. The truth is that you may not have to switch insurance companies...
- Automobile Insurance:
Saving Money on Auto Insurance
We have all heard that we can save hundreds of dollars on our automobile insurance coverage by switching to another insurance company. The truth is that you may not have to switch insurance companies...
- Hiring A Financial Adisor:
How to Evaluate Financial Advisers
We all want to hire the best financial advisers. The hardest part about hiring a financial adviser is determining how the adviser compares to other financial advisers. There are a number of ways to co...
- Career Planning:
The Career: Our Greatest Asset
For most of us, our careers will produce more income over time than any combination of investment assets that we will hold. By recognizing that our career is in fact an investment asset, we can start...
- Credit Reports:
Understanding Credit & Credit Reports
Everyone will want to borrow money at some point in their lifetime. Banks, mortgage companies, and credit card companies look to credit reports to determine whether to lend money and how much interes...
- Long Term Care Insurance:
Buying Long Term Care Insurance
The cost of inpatient nursing home care can exceed $60,000 per year and long-term care expenses typically are not covered by Medicare or by private medical expense insurance. Many of us do not purch...
- Disability Insurance:
Buying Disability Insurance
The risk of becoming disabled and not being able to work is one of the greatest risks that most of us face. The loss of even one paycheck can devastate one's financial wellbeing. Yet, very few of us...
- Estate Planning:
Will Power: Provisions for Your Will
A Will or Last Will and Testament is a legal document that governs how property is distributed upon one's death. The provisions in a Will will vary based upon the unique characteristics of the indiv...
- Saving Money - Budgeting:
Personal Savings 101
Saving money can be difficult, but there are a number of personal savings strategies that can make the process less onerous.
It can be helpful to step back and think about what the term personal sa...
- Disposing of Property:
Qualified Personal Residence Trusts or QPRTs
The uncertainties surrounding our estate-tax laws has made traditional estate planning more complicated; however, there are still several estate planning strategies that should be considered. The qu...
- Estate & Gift Taxes:
Estate Planning for Non-US Citizen Spouses
The population is getting more and more mobile. This mobility can create a number of tax mishaps. Many of these mishaps result from United States citizens marring non-citizens.
Failing to adequat...
- Starting a Business:
Employment Taxes & LLCs: A Look at Payroll Taxes
The Limited Liability Company (LLC) is a flexible legal entity that allows taxpayers to elect how they want to account for their state and federal tax liabilities. Unfortunately many taxpayers do not ...
- Managing Property:
Understanding Spendthrift Trusts
Trusts can be structured to provide superior asset protection against creditor claims. Spendthrift trust provisions prevent creditors of the trust beneficiary from reaching the trust assets as lon...
- Family and Money:
Lending Money to Family Members or Friends
There are a number of good reasons to loan money to family members and friends. Sometimes it is to help finance the purchase of a first car or home or to help cover periods of unemployment or retire...
- Health Insurance:
Medicaid: Changes Imposed by the Debt Reduction Act of 2005
Medicaid. Okay I said it. It is not as sexy a topic as investments, but it is important. We all know of someone that will be applying for Medicaid in the near future - be it ourselves, our parents, or...
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