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Why Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Aren’t Always Worth The ‘Triple Tax Savings’ Advantage

Nerd's Eye View

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) have become an increasingly popular tool for financial advisors and their clients due in part to the 'triple tax savings' they offer: tax-deductible contributions, tax-free growth, and non-taxable distributions for qualifying expenses.

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The Liability Risk Of Giving Inadvertent Tax Advice (And How To Avoid It)

Nerd's Eye View

In recent years, financial advisors have increasingly embraced tax planning as a core element of delivering value to clients. But as the profession has evolved toward more holistic planning, tax considerations have likewise expanded into more areas of advice, including Roth conversions, charitable strategies, and small business structuring.

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ICE Mortgage Monitor: Property Insurance Costs Rose at a Record Rate in 2024

Calculated Risk

Today, in the Real Estate Newsletter: ICE Mortgage Monitor: Property Insurance Costs Rose at a Record Rate in 2024 Brief excerpt: Property Insurance Premiums Increased Sharply in 2024 Here is a chart from the Mortgage Monitor. These increases are largely being driven by losses due to natural disasters.

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$2.2B Resonant Capital Merges with Tax, Accounting Firm QBCo

Wealth Management

Resonant Capital Merges with Tax, Accounting Firm QBCo $2.2B Resonant Capital Merges with Tax, Accounting Firm QBCo $2.2B Resonant Capital Merges with Tax, Accounting Firm QBCo Wisconsin-based Resonant Capital and QBCo will share clients across wealth and tax in an increasingly popular service model. based QBCo Advisory.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (December 28–29)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: According to a recent survey, advisors are putting an increasing share of client assets into model portfolios, allowing for customization and time savings that advisors appear to be using to provide more comprehensive planning services RIA M&A deal volume saw an annual record in 2024 as a lower cost of capital, (..)

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Personal finance links: relying on experts

Abnormal Returns

podcast.moneywithkatie.com) Peter Lazaroff on how tax projections work. peterlazaroff.com) Housing Taxes and insurance are creeping up as a percentage of total home ownership costs. (youtube.com) Katti Gatti Tassin and Henah Velez talk about the many downsides of spending too much on your car (or pickup truck).

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Pennsylvania Advisor Who Used Client Funds on Country Club Dues Gets 8 Years in Prison

Wealth Management

Attorney’s Office said he failed to report the fraud proceeds on his personal income tax returns, which generated a tax loss of about $3 million. Today’s sentencing shows how seriously the courts take federal tax crimes.” "We and Mr. Mason respect and appreciate the court’s judgment yesterday," said Michael J.

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