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Adviser links: exciting plans

Abnormal Returns

theirrelevantinvestor.com) Taxes Why clients need to start planning now for the coming dip in the estate tax exemption. riaintel.com) Selling a service, like financial planning, is different than selling a product. riaintel.com) How to think about the math of entering a continuing care retirement community or CCRC.

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4 Tips for Proper Tax Filing

Integrity Financial Planning

With the new year in full swing, tax season is just around the corner. Filing federal income taxes can be a long and complicated process, and mistakes are bound to happen here and there. As many of us know, these small mistakes can cost you big in tax returns and penalties. Is the Standard Deduction Right for You?

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How Getting Women Into Financial Planning Can Benefit Everyone

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

The importance of getting women into financial planning feels like it should go without saying. Unfortunately, we’re not quite there yet as a society, since as of 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports only a third of financial advisors are women. In 2022, nearly 42% of the externships participants were women.

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7 Best Personal Finance Courses in 2024 For Beginners

Trade Brains

The course covers an introduction to personal finance, credit cards, life insurance, health insurance, investment instruments, loans, income tax and planning, budgeting and building a strong portfolio. Also, you will learn how to plan your taxes, credit score importance and how to budget your income to create a portfolio.

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James and Pamela’s Big Dream

Yardley Wealth Management

James and Pamela’s Big Dream Excerpt from The Smart Person’s Guide to Financial Planning & Investments: A Simple and Straightforward Approach to Understanding Your Personal Finances By Michael J. As a financial advisor, there are plenty of things I can do to work with them here: We’d go through their cash flow.

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Hold Cash or Invest? History Shows Cash Isn’t King for Long

Darrow Wealth Management

Again just using simple math, this presumes the par value will roll over each month and reinvest at the same rate to get to the annual yield. And finding ways to optimize necessary cash holdings is a prudent part of any financial plan. Compare that to the stated yield of 5.6% on a 1-month T-bill, which is roughly.467%

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Why Exercising Incentive Stock Options When the Stock Price is Down May Not Be Your Best Strategy

Zajac Group

However, a down stock price might mean that you could score some tax breaks if you exercise and hold some of those ISOs. When the price is down, the move might help minimize alternative minimum tax (AMT). Controlling additional shares bought outright, coupled with a disqualified ISO sale, may result in a higher after-tax value.

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