Here are the Ten Commandments for achieving strong financial health. The Ten Commandments: KNOW HOW IS YOUR ADVISOR IS PAID. It really does matter because the quality and kind of advice you receive is a result of how your advisor is paid. The best model for receiving investment and financial planning advice is the Fee-Only […]
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Smart Ways To Handle A Highly Appreciated Investment
Let’s say you’re the lucky owner of a highly appreciated investment (stock, mutual fund) you’ve held for at least a year. What’s the best way to sell it? Or should you donate it? Here are several choices facing an early investor in Apple shares that I’ll call “Meg.” Apple shares are valued at 246 per […]
Smart Charitable Giving That’s Easy and Cuts More of Your Taxes Than The “Write a Check” Route
By Eve Kaplan, CFP® Here’s a smart way to make charitable donations that’s easy and cuts more of your taxes than the regular “write a check, take a tax deduction” route. The tool I recommend is called a Charitable Trust (sometimes also called a Donor Advised Fund). The time needed to set it up? As […]
Now That The Dust Has Settled…Smart Tax Moves In 2018
By Eve Kaplan, Certified Financial Planner® Now that the dust has settled, here are some smart tax moves to lower your taxes and/or avoid higher taxes/penalties in 2018. These steps may be especially helpful if you live in high property and high income tax states (e.g. New Jersey, New York, California) since state and local […]