Category Personal Finance
Tax-loss harvesting. How to maximize your after-tax returns.
What is tax-loss harvesting? Tax-loss harvesting (TLH) is a strategy that you, as an investor, can use to reduce your capital gains taxes and potentially maximize your future after-tax returns. The TLH strategy involves selling an investment in a taxable…
Successful strategies to manage your concentrated position
A concentrated position is an investment that makes an outsized share of your total net worth. As a rule of thumb, you should consider any investment that makes up more than 10% of your net worth as a concentrated position.…
Where is the stock market going in 2023?
The stock market posted impressive gains in the first two months of 2023. It’s fair to say that the strong market rally in January caught a lot of market experts and investors off guard. The general mood at the end…
10 Essential Money Saving Tips for 2023
10 Essential Money Saving Tips for 2023. It’s 2023. You turned a new chapter of your life. After experiencing once-in-a-lifetime events in 2022, here is an opportunity to make smart financial decisions and change your future. I have my list…
Wise 401k moves to make in 2022
Six wise 401k moves to make in 2022 to boost your retirement saving. Do you have a 401k? These five 401k moves will help you grow your retirement savings and ensure that you take full advantage of your 401k benefits.…
Maximizing Roth savings for high-income earners
Maximizing your Roth savings is a terrific way to save for retirement for both high-income earners and professionals at all levels. Roth IRA is a tax-free retirement savings account that allows you to make after-tax contributions to save towards retirement.…
Inflation is a tax and how to combat it
Inflation is a tax. Let me explain. Inflation reduces the purchasing power of your cash and earnings while simultaneously redistributing wealth to the federal government. When prices go up, we pay a higher sales tax at the grocery store, restaurants,…
New Year Financial Resolutions for 2022
New Year Financial Resolutions for 2022. It’s 2022. You turned a new chapter of your life. Here is an opportunity to make smart financial decisions and change your future. We have our list of ideas that can help you. Here…
5 smart 401k moves to make in 2021
5 smart 401k moves to make in 2021 to boost your retirement saving. Do you have a 401k? These five 401k moves will help you grow your retirement savings and ensure that you take full advantage of your 401k benefits.…
Achieving tax alpha and higher after tax returns on your investments
What is tax alpha? Tax Alpha is the ability to achieve an additional return on your investments by taking advantage of a wide range of tax strategies as part of your comprehensive wealth management and financial planning. As you know,…
5 reasons to leave your robo-advisor and work with a real person
Robo-advisors have grown in popularity in the last 10 years, offering easy and inexpensive access to professional investment management with human interaction. Firms like Vanguard, Betterment, Personal Capital, and Wealth Front use online tools and algorithms to build and manage…
New Year Financial Resolutions for 2021
New Year Financial Resolutions for 2021. Let’s kick off 2021 with a bang. It’s time to hit the refresh button. 2020 was very challenging. The covid pandemic brought enormous shifts to our daily lives. Social distancing. Working from home. Digital…
Benefits and drawbacks to buying Indexed Universal Life Insurance
Today, I am going off the beaten path for me and will discuss the pros and cons of buying Indexed Universal Life Insurance. As a fee-only advisor, I do not sell any insurance or commission-based products. However, on numerous occasions,…
Charitable donations: 7 Powerful Tax Strategies to make an impact
Charitable donations are an excellent way to help your favorite cause, church, foundation, school, or other registered charitable institution of your choice. Americans made $592 billion in charitable donations in 2024, which was 6.3% higher than in 2023. The average…
The Benefits of using an Outsourced Chief Investment Officer
In today’s insights, we will discuss some of the key benefits of using an Outsourced Chief Investment Officer. Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) is a growing service where financial advisors, family offices, endowments, pension funds, and other institutions seek outside…
MLP Investing – Risks and benefits
MLP investing is popular among retirees and income-seeking investors. In this article, we will break down the benefits, risks and tax implications of investing in MLPs. What is an MLP? Managed Limited Partnerships (MLPs) have grown in popularity in the…
Investing in Small Cap Stocks
Small cap stocks are an important part of a diversified investment portfolio. They had provided high historical return and diversification, which are key factors in the portfolio management process. Many flagship companies started as small businesses in a local market…
7 Proven practices to handle your credit card debt
The average US family owes $15,675 in credit card debt. An increasing number of Americans, many of which millennials are facing the unbearable burden of owing money. Hence, I would like to share some ideas on how to handle your credit…
4 Steps to determine your target asset allocation
One of the financial advisors’ primary responsibilities is to determine and document their clients’ target asset allocation. The target allocation serves as a starting point and guideline in diversifying the client portfolio and building future wealth. Clients’ unique financial goals,…
A Guide to Investing in REITs
On August 31, 2016, S&P 500 will introduce a new sector – Real Estate. Up until now real estate companies, also known as REITs, belonged to the Financial sector. They were in the company of large financial and insurance corporations.…
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