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Energy Ogre: The Storm's Aftermath
In the wake of Winter Storm Uri blackouts, our Texas clients may wish to consider outsourcing their energy contract procurement and management.
Protecting Money from a Child’s Divorce
Families with concerns about a child’s marriage are often interested in protecting money from a child’s divorce.
There's Still Time to Contribute to an IRA for 2020
Even though tax filing season is well under way, there's still time to make a regular IRA contribution for 2020.
Market Week: February 22, 2021
The stock market was closed last Monday in honor of Presidents' Day. Equities were mixed on the first day of trading last Tuesday.
Stress Tests
System: a group of interacting or interrelated entities that form a unified whole.
Think Investing Is a Game? Stop.
If you’re not the type of person who feels comfortable betting your life savings on a long shot, the good news is that you don’t have to find the next big stock to win in the stock market.
Market Week: February 16, 2021
Increasing prospects that a massive fiscal stimulus bill is around the corner helped drive stocks to record highs last Monday.
Is the Recent Outperformance of International Stocks Sustainable?
Since early November, when vaccine trial results were first announced, international has actually outperformed the U.S. by 3.9 percentage points, and we believe this is only the beginning of the rotation.
2020 Charitable Giving Tax Forms
IRS forms 8283 are now available at Fidelity Charitable for those who contributed $500 or more of publicly traded securities for the 2020 calendar year.
GameStop, Reddit, and Market Mania: What You Need to Know
At the heart of this story are two very different sets of investors: professional managers of multibillion-dollar hedge funds and a small army of individual investors connected through social media
Market Week: February 8, 2021
Stocks had their best day in several weeks last Monday, recovering some of the losses following the prior week's sell-off.
2020 Tax Reporting of Suspended & Rollback RMDs
IRA owners who rolled back RMD distributions will receive two documents for 2020 tax filings.
The Good News About Retirement Income
A lower starting withdrawal rate doesn't guarantee you'll have to live on less.
Federal Tax Filing Season Starts Soon
The IRS has announced that the federal income tax filing season for tax year 2020 returns begins on Friday, February 12, 2021. Last-minute changes to tax law have already been included in IRS tax forms and instructions.
Market Week: February 1, 2021
Equities were mixed to begin last week. The Global Dow (-0.6%), the Russell 2000 (-0.3%), and the Dow (-0.1%) lost value.
Sustainability - Net Zero: A Fiduciary Approach
In the past few years, no head of a major U.S. financial institution has been more outspoken about the need for sustainable reform of corporate financial practices than Laurence Fink of BlackRock, one of New Capital's major business partners. Here in 2021, Fink's newest letter is well worth reading to understand the direction that capital and the world is heading.
Why Texans Need an Advanced Health Care Directive
While individuals often think about who would receive their assets when they die, they do not always think about the medical care they want if they cannot speak for themselves.
Financial Aid Changes on the Horizon
In December, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which includes several provisions related to education, including many changes to financial aid.