With 2021 upon us it’s important to be armed with the most up to date information. Here is a handy sheet with all kinds of key financial numbers that can help you determine what your tax bracket is, contribution limits, and even Medicare deductibles. ...
Tax brackets and tax rates have changed. Every year, the tax brackets for taxable income are adjusted based on the rate of inflation. Table 1 illustrates your marginal tax bracket based on taxable income.Table 1: Tax brackets for 2020 The increased standard deduction has simplified ...
1. Review Your Income or Portfolio Strategy Are you reaching a milestone in your life such as retirement or a change in your personal circumstances? Has your tolerance for taking risk changed? We experienced historic volatility this year. The broad-based S&P 500 Index lost over ...
Thank you to all of our clients who joined us for our fall client appreciation event at Peter’s Pumpkin patch! We enjoyed spending the day with those who joined us, so we wanted to share some fun pictures of the day. ...
About 10,000 Americans are retiring every day! Retirement is on the horizon and I know you’re anxiously awaiting that glorious chapter of your life. But are you really ready? Even if you’ve been saving in your retirement plans for years, there are ...
Are you worried about what the election means for your finances?Wondering when the economy will recover?Hoping your finances are prepared?Tune in to our webinar to hear our fiduciary advisors discuss the answers to these questions. Daniel reviewed what occurred in the economy and ...
You may be asking yourself “Do I need a financial adviser?” or “Should I manage my own investments?” These are very common questions. When thinking about this, there are 5 main considerations to help you decide on. Do You Have Time To Devote ...
Achieving your financial goals doesn’t just happen by itself. It takes a plan, implementing the plan, adhering to the plan, and when necessary, adjusting the plan. Simply put, failing to plan is planning to fail. Don’t plan to fail! Nearly everyone will receive Social Security, but ...
Being a good steward of what God has entrusted us with is part of what we are called to do as Christians. Finding godly advisors who provide Biblical advice is vital to this. Proverbs 15:22 says “Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many ...
By Daniel Carnes Investment analyst, financial adviser Warren Buffet has a saying, “predicting rain doesn’t count, building an ark does.” In the investing world we call this the Noah Rule. Since the 35% drop in the S&P 500 index in February/March of this year, our attitude towards the market fundamentals ...