2020

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Social Media Tips For Your Small Business

MazumaBusinessAccounting

Social Media Tips For Your Small Business. Social media has become a game-changer for small businesses. It has become the marketing platform that provides the best results for the lowest cost. Accounts are free and easy to maintain.

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Two Years Without Health Insurance (and What I’m Doing Now)

Mr. Money Mustache

Two years ago, I was unsatisfied with my options for health insurance. The premiums were rising even as the quality dropped in the form of an ever-increasing deductible. I am guessing that you might feel the same way these days – most of us Americans are in the same boat.

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Happy Holidays and My Gift To You This Year! (Video)

Indigo Marketing Agency

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the financial advisors out there! Today, I am wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday.

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How Financial Advisors and RIAs Can Use Facebook Ads to Generate Leads for $20 Per Lead

Midstream Marketing

I’ve seen the financial services industry change in a lot of ways over the course of my career, but few things compare to the rapid-fire evolution I’ve seen take place over the last few months since the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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How Automation Can Streamline Your Month-End Close Process

Start the new year with powerful automation for your month-end close and reconciliation process. See how automation can change the trajectory of the close, buy back time, instill more confidence in the results, eliminate administrative headaches and be audit ready.

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The Intel Pension Plan: Understanding the Major Change in 2021 and How to Assess Your Retirement Decision

Cordant Wealth Partners

**UPDATE: We are aware that Intel has changed course and will NOT be changing its minimum pension calculation. We will update this blog post as more information is available.**.

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What lessons today’s investors can learn from the collapse of the Roman Empire?

Truemind Capital

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen” – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. The first Roman empire rule began in 27 BC and helmed by the emperor Caesar Augustus. Roman Empire at its peak conquered a huge part of Europe and significant part of the African continent.

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Worried about your future Social Security benefits? Fleshing out current concerns and common myths.

Yardley Wealth Management

The post Worried about your future Social Security benefits? Fleshing out current concerns and common myths. appeared first on Yardley Wealth Management, LLC. link]. Social Security Retirement Planning . Worried about your future Social Security benefits?

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How Finance Students Need to Prepare as Independent Professionals in Post-COVID World

International College of Financial Planning

The repercussions of the lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic have been alarming to say the least. This period has allowed us all to delve deep within us and to acknowledge fears that haven’t surfaced for the longest of times.

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7 Risk Assessment Blind Spots (and How to Beat Them)

Risk Management Guru

You’ve all been there, driving along knowing you can predictably change lanes with ease, when suddenly a car shows up in your blind spot. You swerve back to your lane and everyone in your car is startled to attention, wondering what happened and knowing you messed up.

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Book of Secrets for the Month-End Close

Developing a consistent month-end close doesn’t need to be a mystery. We’re sharing our top 10 secrets (plus one bonus!) for streamlining your close.

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U.S. Expats in the U.K.: Understanding the Complexities of the Two Tax Systems

Brown Advisory

Expats in the U.K.: Understanding the Complexities of the Two Tax Systems jharrison Thu, 12/31/2020 - 05:15 The U.S. and U.K. tax systems are fairly easy to understand on their own. It’s when you combine them that things go from straightforward to more complex.

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Ben’s Message

MazumaBusinessAccounting

June Newsletter. As a small business owner, I am constantly hiring new employees and am immersed in the hiring process. I love the beginning of the process, particularly looking through resumes. Each resume has a story.

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Poisoned Just Enough: Why I’m so Optimistic About 2021

Mr. Money Mustache

A close friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer this year. It was the serious kind, where you need to treat it quickly and aggressively or it will spread through your body, stick to all of your organs, and kill you.

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Do You Know SEO? Webinar Featuring BuddyIns CEO Marc Glickman

Indigo Marketing Agency

Indigo Marketing Agency’s marketing expert Claire Akin and BuddyIns CEO Marc Glickman recently joined forces in a new webinar, Do You Know SEO? During this webinar, Claire and Marc share secrets to SEO success. Claire and Marc discuss: How search engine optimization works.

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Top 7 Global Employment Challenges

Global expansion brings many opportunities for companies. However, there are pitfalls along the way that can slow down progress. In this eBook, we look at the 7 key challenges to global growth, and ways to minimize expansion headaches.

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The Four Levels of Customer Engagement and How Your Website and Digital Platform Can Build Trust as they Become a Prospect

Midstream Marketing

When you’ve spent just under a decade and hundreds upon hundreds of hours generating more leads on behalf of financial advisors everywhere as I have, you find yourself in a better position to see individual techniques through the lens of the “bigger picture.”

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SERPLUS or Mega Roth? Prioritizing Two of Intel’s Tax-Preferenced Savings Opportunities

Cordant Wealth Partners

Ideally, with each paycheck or bonus paid we would have all the cash flow we need to support regular cash-flow needs, achieve our larger financial objectives and optimize deferrals to tax-advantaged accounts and other tax savings opportunities.

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The Money Tasks You’re Avoiding And How To Make Progress (Part 2)

Workable Wealth

In our last post, we kicked off our two part series of addressing the money tasks you’re avoiding and the steps you can take to make progress. Today, we’re covering four additional areas that you can make headway in your financial life. . Open an IRA.

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How to prepare your portfolio for the uncertain future?

Truemind Capital

Don’t fight the forces, use them. – Buckminster Fuller. Everyone thinks that due to the recent events caused by Coronavirus we are in uncertain times. I believe we are always in uncertain times. The emergence of any event has multiple co-dependent factors and nothing gets created out of a vacuum.

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Quick Guide to Digital Lending for Regional & Community Banks

Ever wonder how some regional and community banks are able to outperform their larger rivals? One of the biggest keys to this success lies in digital transformation. In fact, digital lending technologies are helping banks make the transition faster so they can compete more effectively. Read this eBook to learn how to use lending technology to transform your bank’s outcomes, too!

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What is a SEP IRA? Understanding the benefits and details of a SEP IRA before committing to this retirement savings vehicle.

Yardley Wealth Management

The post What is a SEP IRA? Understanding the benefits and details of a SEP IRA before committing to this retirement savings vehicle. appeared first on Yardley Wealth Management, LLC. What is a SEP IRA?

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Job Readiness Tips for Finance Students in 2021

International College of Financial Planning

‘Times they are a changin’ – Bob Dylan. They say time never waits for anyone. It’s always changing. Bob Dylan may have immortalized this fact through a song that was released way back in 1964 but even today we must all play catch up with the fast changing world all around us. Even if 2020 began pretty normally with the hullabaloo of a new year and prospects of a great year, by March, most of us realized that it is going to be the worst year in our collective living history.

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Chimp-Throwing Darts: Problems with Expert’s Future Predictions

Risk Management Guru

I am always in search of free online resources regarding diverse outlooks on risk. Recently I stumbled upon a great source of risk related concepts after listening to an episode of The Knowledge Project podcast which featured a guest, I was unfamiliar with.

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U.S. Expats in the U.K.: Understanding the Complexities of the Two Tax Systems

Brown Advisory

Expats in the U.K.: Understanding the Complexities of the Two Tax Systems. jharrison. Thu, 12/31/2020 - 05:15. The U.S. and U.K. tax systems are fairly easy to understand on their own. It’s when you combine them that things go from straightforward to more complex.

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Global Hiring Guide: Top Emerging Fintech Hubs

The fintech industry is growing exponentially. Companies can find the talent they need in top emerging fintech hubs around the world. Highly skilled global candidates are available to hire — companies just need to know where to look for them.

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Taking Advantage of Your Home Office

MazumaBusinessAccounting

“Stay home and stay safe” has been the common phrase these last few months because of the pandemic development. Are you using your home for business? If so, you can deduct those expenses. Small business owners have been asked to run their company from their homes.

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The Man Who Retired at 27: Why You Should Consider House-Hacking

Mr. Money Mustache

Way back in the olden days, people used to be amazed at my life story. I was “The Man Who Retired at 30”, and it was so unusual that it would show up in news headlines all over the place. Thankfully, this is no longer such a surprising story.

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Happy Thanksgiving & Personal Update! (Video)

Indigo Marketing Agency

Happy Thanksgiving to all of the amazing independent financial advisors out there. Thanks so much for being a part of the Indigo Marketing Agency family. Please enjoy this brief 2020 business and personal update.

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Google My Business

Midstream Marketing

How to make this service work best for your firm.

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The HR Compliance Playbook: How to Improve Speed-to-Hire

Every global growth to-do list should begin with compliance. Navigating international jurisdictions can be complex and time-consuming, but with solid, up-to-date compliance procedures, companies can maximize efficiency, speed-to-hire, and mitigate risks.

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Intel SERPLUS Elections 2020: 4 Steps to Consider Given the Recent Company Uncertainty

Cordant Wealth Partners

A clever person once said it’s “difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” This is true with most things, and it’s undoubtedly true with investing.

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The Money Tasks You’re Avoiding And How To Make Progress (Part 1)

Workable Wealth

Financial wellness is like eating healthy – it’s hard work and no fun but you know it’s good for you. Think about it, you always feel better after a healthy meal instead of a highly-processed one. But building a balanced meal plan takes more time and effort to accomplish.

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The time has finally come

Truemind Capital

🔊 Play Audio. In my multiple conversations with investors during the bull-run since 2014, there was no one who said that I will not take advantage of investing in equity when the market will crash.