WEEKLY QUOTE “Every choice you make has an end result.” - Zig Ziglar WEEKLY TIP Doctors often try to manage debt by themselves. An experienced financial services professional can help a physician assess the long-term impact of loans and develop a strategy to pay them off. WEEKLY RIDDLE The 22nd...
WEEKLY QUOTE“Simplicity is the key to brilliance.” - Bruce Lee WEEKLY TIP If you paid an au pair, maid or other domestic employee more than $1,800 in 2012, you are looking at the “nanny tax”. See IRS Publication 926 and talk with your tax advisor. WEEKLY RIDDLE You...
If federal budget cuts occur March 1, how might they be felt economically? On March 1, $85 billion in federal budget cuts are supposed to take place – and it doesn’t look like they will be delayed any longer. Congress went on recess last week, so...
WEEKLY QUOTE“A friend is one who walks in when others walk out.” - Walter Winchell WEEKLY TIP See that the family member who will pay nursing home bills meets face-to-face with the person who handles billing for the facility. If there is ever a billing dispute or...
WEEKLY QUOTE“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change. - Jim Rohn WEEKLY TIP New parents should check to see if they qualify for child tax credits and other family tax benefits for tax years 2012 and 2013. WEEKLY RIDDLE Two men played five games...
WEEKLY QUOTE“There are two ways to live life. The first is as if nothing is a miracle. The second is as if everything is a miracle.” - Albert Einstein WEEKLY TIP Retirees should remember that their assets may last longer if distributions are taken from taxable accounts first, then...
WEEKLY QUOTE “We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” - Aristotle WEEKLY TIP How financially literate are your children? Encourage them to read up on investing and money matters before they turn 18. WEEKLY RIDDLE I am gentle enough to soothe the skin,...
WEEKLY QUOTE“Never mistake a clear view for a short distance.” - Paul Saffo WEEKLY TIP See if you can keep your essential expenses down to about 50% of your after-tax income. WEEKLY RIDDLE You can rearrange the letters in insatiable to make another ten-letter word that starts with...
WEEKLY QUOTE “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” - George Washington WEEKLY TIP Many people confuse Medicaid with Medicare. If you aren’t yet a senior, read up on both of these programs to learn the benefits they provide and the distinctions...
WEEKLY QUOTE“Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.” - Pearl S. Buck WEEKLY TIP Do your money decisions reflect your values? If they don’t, you can wind up conflicted, stressed out and unhappy. WEEKLY RIDDLE It is found in the ground, round as a circle and yards deeper than a...