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Federal Income Tax Returns Due for Most Individuals
The federal income tax filing deadline for most individuals is Monday, April 15, 2019.
Orchards
Investing is not very different at all from planting an orchard. It takes hard work to develop capital to buy (root) stock, a coherent strategy to implement, determination to respond to challenges along the way, prudent maintenance along the way, and time to permit growth to occur.
Portfolio & Market Review: February 2019
Global stock markets continued their 2019 rally in February as investor sentiment remained positive given progress in trade talks between the US and China and more clarity regarding the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy.
Charitable Giving Tax Forms
IRS forms 8283 for 2018 are now available for those who contributed $500 or more of publicly traded securities for the 2018 calendar year.
How to Plan for Retirement
When you start to plan for retirement, you must consider what your funding sources will be. Social Security and your company pension won’t be enough. In addition to considering 401(k)s, IRAs, and 403(b)s, here are four steps you can take to help you figure out how to plan for retirement…
Business Principles with J.P. Morgan
Certain principles are fundamental to our success. They focus on how we strengthen, safeguard and grow our company over time.
2018 IRA Contribution Deadline
The deadline for making a 2018 IRA Contribution is April 15, 2019.
Getting to the Point of a Point
What does a point move in the Dow mean and what impact does it have on an investment portfolio.
RingCentral - Seven layers of security
RingCentral gives you added peace of mind by instituting robust security measures at every level of our architecture and processes. These include the physical, infrastructure, host, data, application, and business processes, as well as the enterprise level of your organization.
Warren Buffett’s 2018 Letter to Shareholders
Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders is must reading for investment professionals and always includes important tips for everyday investors as well.
There's Still Time to Contribute to an IRA for 2018
Even though tax filing season is well under way, there's still time to make a regular IRA contribution for 2018.
John C. Bogle (1929-2019)
On my desk sits a signed copy of The Clash of Cultures, a book by John C. (“Jack”) Bogle, the founder of Vanguard, one of the three most important people in the American investment industry over the last 100 years, a giant among giants who passed away at the age of 89 on January 16.
Box Secure Document Vault
All of our clients will be required to establish a Box account so that we can securely exchange files with you.
Fidelity Trusted Contact Persons
Fidelity is now asking that a trusted contact(s) be added to your accounts who they may reach in the event they are unable to get in touch with you, or if they are concerned about your health, well-being, or welfare.
Portfolio & Market Review: January 2019
In the US, the market shrugged off the longest government shutdown in history as stocks returned 8.0%.
What Are the Costs of the Government Shutdown?
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended after 35 days on January 25, 2019. A temporary appropriations bill extended funding for shuttered federal agencies to February 15, 2019, while a bipartisan committee negotiates a new spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security.
VIDEO: Box leverages RingCentral to enhance communication and collaboration for their workforce
RingCentral empowers today’s mobile and distributed workforces to be connected anywhere and on any device. With an open platform that integrates with today’s leading business apps, RingCentral gives customers the flexibility to customize their own workflows.
Slaying 401(k) Fees at Scale
Announcing two important steps towards our goal of offering the most employee-focused 401(k) platform for small business.
2019 Investment Planning Key Numbers
Maximum tax on long-term capital gains and qualified dividends
Unearned income Medicare contribution tax ("net investment income tax")
Is Hiring an Advisor "Worth It"?
"Can advisors add enough value to justify their fees?" That was the provocative question posed by a reader recently in an email.