Why We LOVE LOVE HSAs
By: Michael Lipsey, CFP®, AIF® Imagine that you can deposit money into an account that: Gives you a tax deduction May reduce your FICA (Social Security) taxes Grows tax free and may generate tax free distributions Might be set up with money from your employer Can...
2019 First Quarter Investment Market Report: Will the Party Continue?
The long, painful market decline in the last month of 2018 seemed to promise more of the same for the new year of 2019, but at the end of the first quarter, the results couldn't have been more different. The U.S. market, measured by a variety of indices, posted its...
Are you aware of the biggest change to small business taxation in decades?
By: Kirk Licata, CFP® As small business owners across the country begin gearing up for their annual pilgrimage to their accountant’s offices, there is a new deduction that could have a major impact on their wallets: the qualified business income deduction. As a...
2018 Year-End Report: The Bear Emerges
This was the year the long, seemingly endless bull market came to a crashing halt--and U.S. investors finally, for the first time since 2008, experienced the normal definition of a bear market (down 20% from the S&P 500's all-time high on September 20). The...
Making the Most of a Legacy
By: Kirk Licata, CFP® Seven in ten people who suddenly receive a large sum of money will spend it all within just a few years.1 An inheritance, an employee bonus, lottery winnings – all are typically quickly spent. According to psychologists and behavioral finance...
Another Spooky October
The U.S. stock market suffered through its second correction of the year, and if you’re the kind of person who likes to worry, then October gave you plenty of cause. When the markets are dropping, the financial media needs to find a narrative. You hear all sorts of...
It’s 2:00 AM in Tibet
By: Doug Stefanini I have recently been reflecting on how technology has changed our day-to-day lives by uniting people and places that before were isolated and disparate. Maybe we have become too dependent on technology, but, at times, it is a wonder to behold. Nine...
What is “Wealth”?
By: Kirk Licata, CFP® LongView Wealth Management. There’s that “Wealth” word again. What comes to mind when you hear the word “wealth”? Do you picture mansions, yachts, luxury cars, and designer wardrobes? How about the term “wealthy”? Certainly, all millionaires and...
2018 2nd Quarter Report: When Will the Party End?
The U.S. equity markets suffered a small setback in the first quarter, but the second quarter brought us back into positive territory. The Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index—the broadest measure of U.S. stocks—finished the quarter up 3.83% and is now in positive...
How to Be a Fearless Girl
By: Jessica Engebretsen, CFP® You may (or may not) know that, for the last year, Kristen Visbal’s statue Fearless Girl has been facing down the famous Charging Bull statue of Wall Street. While she has certainly created her share of controversies, the depiction of a...