Happy Veteran’s Day As you know, Veterans Day is a chance to honor those who have served our country. Of course, we always hope that when soldiers return home from defending our country, they are rewarded for their heroism. Sometimes, it may be in the form of a ticker tape parade. Sometimes it may be…
The end of the year will be here in less than 60 days. I will have conversations with many of you between now and then. Here are 11 of my normal year-end questions we cover. Not all will apply to you. Some of you will have others specific to your situations. Are my estimated…
Questions You Were Afraid To Ask When we were kids, most of us were taught that “The only bad question is the one left unasked.” As a financial advisor, I’ve found that statement to be proven true time and time again. Every day, my clients ask me questions about the markets, taxes, their personal…
What You Need To Know We occasionally will recommend using some form of annuity in your strategy and planning. Most people I talk to will have questions about taxes and other options. Although those questions are easy for me to answer I find they become HARD for you to remember. This stuff can…
Can I Rant A Bit? I don’t want to talk about politics. I want to talk about the government in general terms. Depending on your politics you could easily misconstrue the point I am about to make. Please don’t do that. I am only going to talk about this information as it pertains to…
You Have Giant Target Painted On Your Back When you see reports like this it only serves to emphasize the great disparity that exists. How have we created this type of society in the greatest nation on earth? ONLY 39 PERCENT OF AMERICANS PAID FEDERAL TAXES IN 2020. I bet you that the number will…
How They Apply To Your Investments Earlier this summer, the US Postal Service announced that Yogi Berra, the legendary Yankees catcher, would be given his own postage stamp.1 It’s a tremendous honor, as Yogi is only the thirtieth baseball player in history to have his face on a stamp…and the USPS receives approximately 30,000 proposals…
Strength and Sacrifice We all remember where we were. We were living in Monument, CO. It was Sarah’s 11th birthday, and a beautiful morning as I wound through the streets of Woodmoor taking her to school. I turned on the radio and heard the unbelievable report. I drove to the office and spent…
What Have You Done? The countdown started in December 2017 when President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) aka the Trump Tax Cuts. This legislation created the lowest tax brackets for many of us in our lifetimes. It’s the largest overhaul made in the last 30 years to the tax…
Simplify and Strengthen As I’ve written and spoken many times there’s a potential train wreck coming with Social Security. I’m seeing more articles in the press voicing concern (see editorials below). We may have less than a decade to go and then there will be great difficulty for those receiving Social Security benefits and those…