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From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 16, 2020 at 3:36 pm ET
Television Sighting? Did you happen to watch WHO-TV's local news on Friday May 2nd at 10:00 p.m? I did not but my friend Tom from Runners Lounge has tipped me off that Moment on Money was included in a piece... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 15, 2020 at 2:25 pm ET
A recent email from a CPA really has me scratching my head. He wrote: Hello Art. I did a Google search on SEP, and your article Reduce taxes now, pay for retirement later came up. I have a question on... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2020 at 2:41 pm ET
Finding out you made too much money is often a pleasant surprise. Except when you now owe additional taxes and learn that you were not eligible to make the contributions you already made to your Roth IRA. As a reminder... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 6, 2020 at 6:45 pm ET
Yesterday I offered a self evaluation on how well you know your own life insurance. Today I promised to tell you where you can find the answers. It doesn't matter what kind of life insurance you own. Periodically you need... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 5, 2020 at 11:19 pm ET
A while ago Drew McLellan made the suggestion that I give some self-evaluation quizzes and today I am going to give it a shot. I would love to hear your feedback. Let me know if you like worksheets like this... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 1, 2020 at 8:10 am ET
(This is a continuation of yesterdays post. It will make lot more sense if you read part 1 first.) To illustrate the concept, let's just assume my client sold 1000 shares of XYZ fund a couple years ago and now... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 30, 2020 at 11:34 am ET
I have never heard of anyone getting an unexpected letter from the IRS which contained good news. Not too long ago I got a phone call from a former client who found a letter from the IRS in his mailbox.... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 29, 2020 at 6:14 pm ET
Excuse me if I am a bit out of practice. I have not been posting with any regularity. Thank you for your patience and you should expect to see regular updates again. My silence has not meant there has not... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 16, 2020 at 10:06 am ET
Many of you have heard me ask, "If you put your left foot in a bucket of ice cold water and your right foot in a bucket of boiling hot water, on the average would you be comfortable?" The term... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 7, 2021 at 11:41 am ET
Spend less than you bring in. The concept is simple. Following it can sometimes be difficult. I wrote about it back in February and recently Free Money Finance highlighted a quote from my post and added some links to supporting... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 2, 2021 at 12:32 pm ET
A few months ago a young married couple came to see me and engaged my services. Like many young couples, they are interested in creating a solid financial foundation on which they can build their lives. They are excited about... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 31, 2021 at 11:48 am ET
I've agreed to be "locked up" to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association raise money. On April 10th I will be whisked away to a maximum security restaurant and held until I can raise enough "bail" to be released. The last... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 28, 2021 at 9:51 am ET
Now that we have addressed the question of if you should pay for financial advice, let's continue the discussion by looking at the ways you can pay an advisor. There are three basic ways to pay a financial advisor or... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 27, 2021 at 10:04 am ET
I have been in this business since 1990. During that time I have seen many changes. However there are two questions that the consumer public has asked through out my career. "Should I pay for financial advice?" and "If so,... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 26, 2021 at 9:58 am ET
This week's carnival is hosted at Million Dollar Journey. Thanks to the host for including my commentary on market volatility and perspective (based on the market since, I think I was quite prophetic) and here are some other posts I... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 20, 2021 at 3:23 pm ET
"We are living in a new world – the world of a global capitalist economy that is vastly more flexible, resilient, open, self-correcting and fast changing." – Alan Greenspan, The Age of Turbulence Capitalism lends itself to boom/bust cycles that... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 17, 2021 at 11:18 am ET
In the last post we discussed the cover of the social security statement. Now let's open it up. Inside we find two personalized sections; Your Estimated Benefits and Your Earnings Record. The Your Estimated Benefits section summarizes your retirement, disability,... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 12, 2021 at 11:08 am ET
What do you do with those statements the Social Security Administration sends a few months before your birthday? Most people hardly look at them. Others file them away. But there is a lot of good information in there if you... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 11, 2021 at 5:41 pm ET
It has been five weeks since I participated in a carnival. That is too long. But I jumped back on board with last week's carnival hosted by the Bag Lady. Carnivals are a great way to see what has been... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 6, 2021 at 4:56 pm ET
Sometimes I am amazed at the resources available on the internet. I recently learned that Hewlett Packard's offers a free small business center through their Logoworks division called Inside Small Business. The site is dynamic and incorporates a blog and... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 4, 2021 at 2:52 pm ET
I often hear the ads on the radio which tout low term life insurance rates. A forty year old man can get ump-teen bazillion dollars of insurance for just 62 cents a year or something fantastic like that. Are these... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 3, 2021 at 12:37 pm ET
A few weeks ago I wrote Proof of Geek in an attempt to share my enthusiasm for my newly acquired ability to perform the most up to date retirement analysis through a process called Dynamic Behavioral Analysis. Unfortunately, many people... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 28, 2021 at 10:41 am ET
Like everything else the life insurance industry has changed and evolved. There was a time when I would have praised whole life policies as the best available permanent insurance protection. With the innovation in the industry, today I sing a... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 26, 2021 at 11:39 am ET
For businesses that have a single employee (who is also the owner), the SEP or Simplified Employee Pension is often a great choice. It often has no administration costs, can be flexible from year to year, and is easy to... ... ( more)
From Moment on Money - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 25, 2021 at 11:41 am ET
On one hand, you really have to give kudo's to the government. The economic stimulus package has been put together very quickly (for government work). Of course the old saying is good, fast, and cheap… pick any two. In their... ... ( more)
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