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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Here we are again! 2018 is in the bag and we’re all wondering what 2019 is going to look like. There is a tendency for some people to focus on "what's happened lately" when evaluating or predicting something (Recency Bias). Given...
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Friday, January 5, 2018
Well folks, another year has slipped past us and we’re on to 2018. And what a year 2017 was! This is my 36th year of projecting what markets might do in the coming year. In 2017’s “WHAT’S AHEAD” I quoted...
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Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Congress is poised to pass a 503-page law that fundamentally restructures the US tax code. If the bill passes, new tax rates and countless other provisions would go into effect on January 1, 2018. Most of the old rules, though, would...
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What You Have, What You Need and Getting What You Want If you are thinking about getting a divorce these 5 questions should be addressed before meeting with an Attorney, Mediator or Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA). Do you...
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Thursday, May 18, 2017
POST DIVORCE PLANNING CHECKLIST The assistance of an Attorney and CDFA are recommended during this process. These Issues can be handled by Divorce Attorney or referred to a new Attorney. A CDFA who is also Financial Planner will guide...
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Thursday, March 9, 2017
Why are we hosting this? This event was inspired by the recent success of our client and consulting partner Becky Feola. She became an award winning Author, with her book “The Eldercare Consultant”. Becky has helped Our...
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Once again, I write about the upcoming US Stock Markets... In early 2016, I sent you my annual prognostication and stated that the US Stock Markets would be up “in that 10% or better range”. The conditions for that to occur...
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Saturday, January 21, 2017
Over the last few years, the Federal Government has been working on the Department of Labor (DOL) Fiduciary Rule. April 1st, 2017 is the first date of enactment and every financial firm in the US must comply. Today, the DOL rule only...
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Friday, November 18, 2016
If Good Government Was Required For People To Be Financially Successful, Everybody Would Be Broke! Your Financial Advisors Job is NOT to guess what’s going to happen in the future or advise you to make short-term adjustments,...
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Have a Cohesive Estate Plan in Place for You and Your Family The goal of every Financial Plan is for the client’s money to outlive them. If successful, in most cases, the next generation will inherit whatever is left. It then...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
What is the last piece of advice you can give your client after their divorce settlement?
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016
“It Only Has to Hurt a Little” Divorce Made Easier by Michael P. Black CFP, CDFA The Gut Wrenching Battle You just spent 9 of the worst months of your life, but it’s almost over. You had no idea divorce could be so...
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