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Maximizing Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Tax Benefits With Adult Children Under Age 26

Nerd's Eye View

The passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2014 introduced many changes to the healthcare landscape in the United States. And as HSAs offer significant tax advantages, advisors can help clients ensure that opting for family HDHP makes sense financially for the family as a whole! Read More.

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Where is This Rally Going?

The Big Picture

If you are in a top tax bracket and have residency in a high-tax state with strong credit quality – think Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, etc. – Cash in No Longer Trash : TINA is officially over. you should be looking at Munis here. Depending on the specifics a 4.5-5%

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Collapse in Prospective Home Buyer Traffic

The Big Picture

This brings us to the chart: The one above shows the traffic of prospective buyers looking at a new home (2014- 2022); the one below goes back to the 1980s. The four largest drops occurred during distinct periods of economic distress: 1990 (recession), 2006-09 (GFC), 2020 (pandemic/recession), and today (FOMC 300 bp rate hike).

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Strategic Advisory Letter | 2014 Year-End Planning Checklist

Brown Advisory

Strategic Advisory Letter | 2014 Year-End Planning Checklist. Wed, 11/12/2014 - 11:56. There has been a lot of talk of tax changes in the current year, but there has been little action. The tax environment for 2014 has been relatively stable.

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2022 Impact Report: Tax-Exempt Sustainable Fixed Income Strategy

Brown Advisory

2022 Impact Report: Tax-Exempt Sustainable Fixed Income Strategy bgregorio Mon, 06/05/2023 - 05:22 A Letter of Introduction From The Portfolio Managers Our 2022 impact report builds on our commitment to measuring, documenting and communicating the outcomes that our strategy produces for our clients.

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How Did Covid Impact the Minimum Wage Someone Would Accept for a Job?

Mish Talk

What is the lowest wage or salary you would accept (BEFORE taxes and other deductions) for this job? Reservation Wage Between March 2014 and March 2020 Working: +19.3 Respondents’ satisfaction with wage compensation, non-wage benefits, and promotion opportunities at their current job all improved in November compared to July.

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Which is Worse: Inflation or Unemployment?

The Big Picture

However you may describe Inflation, it sucks: A loss of buying power, a tax on consumers, a decrease in the value of savings, and a drag on GDP. 46, October 2014). I had never considered this until now, but once you do, the answer is terribly obvious: Of course people don’t want to lose their main source of income.

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