Posts Tagged ‘investments’
IRS Releases Standard Mileage Rates for 2025
The IRS has increased the optional standard mileage rates for computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business purposes for 2025. However, the standard mileage rates for medical and moving expense purposes remain the same for 2025. The standard mileage rate for computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for charitable purposes…
Read MoreQ4 2024 Market Commentary: A Year-End Rally Caps Off a Robust Year
As we closed the books in 2024, the financial markets have delivered an impressive performance, defying early-year skepticism and rewarding patient investors. The fourth quarter saw a continuation of the year’s positive momentum, with major stock market indices reaching new heights and the broader market participation expanding. We’re reminded that steering away from the negative…
Read MoreYear-End Charitable Giving
With the holiday season upon us and the end of the year approaching, we pause to give thanks for our blessings and the people in our lives. It is also a time when charitable giving often comes to mind. The tax benefits associated with charitable giving could potentially enhance your ability to give and should…
Read More2024 Annual Tax Planning & Strategy Guide
2024 Annual Tax Planning & Strategy Guide We are pleased to announce the delivery of our 2024 Year-End Tax Planning and Strategy Guide. This comprehensive guide is designed to help you navigate the upcoming tax landscape, optimize your tax & financial planning, and identify key strategies now and for the year ahead. In this guide, you…
Read More2025 Key Numbers for Health Savings Accounts
The IRS recently released the 2025 contribution limits for health savings accounts (HSAs), as well as the 2025 minimum deductible and maximum out-of-pocket amounts for high deductible health plans (HDHPs). What is an HSA? An HSA is a tax-advantaged account that enables you to save money to cover health-care and medical costs that your insurance…
Read MoreThe Fed Finally Cut Interest Rates. What Could It Mean for Your Finances?
On September 18, 2024, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) lowered the benchmark federal funds rate one-half percentage point to a range of 4.75% to 5.0%. It was the first rate cut since the Fed raised the funds rate aggressively from March 2022 to July 2023 to help control inflation.¹ The long-awaited policy…
Read MoreI-Bonds: Should you buy, sell, or hold?
Since the height of the COVID pandemic, inflation has been difficult to grapple with as more and more investors demand stability in their portfolio. However, in October of 2022, one interest-earning asset quickly came into the spotlight as both a secure and lucrative investment: U.S Series I Savings Bonds. When it comes to I-Bonds, there…
Read MoreMorning Market Commentary Q1 2023
During the first quarter of 2023 sentiment started off hot with great gains in January but had its ebbs and flows throughout the quarter. The belief that the Federal Reserve was going to be able to tame inflation and the economy would be able to establish a “soft landing” in terms of a possible recession…
Read MoreMorning Market Commentary Q4 2022
In an otherwise volatile and ugly year, the fourth quarter of 2022 turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Sentiment turned optimistic mainly led by better-than-expected corporate earnings and Year-over-Year inflation rates coming down from a peak of 9.1% in June 2022. S&P, Dow, and NASDAQ The S&P 500 was able to climb higher by…
Read MoreRetirement Strategy: How Much Should I Save?
“Will I outlive my retirement money?” This is one of the top fears for people who are starting to prepare for their retirement years. Determining how much money you need in retirement is a process. It shouldn’t be a number that you pull out of thin air. The process should include looking at your current…
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