How Charitable Giving Benefits the Giver
With a charitable tax deduction, you can donate to a good cause and cut your tax bill at the same time.
What Documents are Needed in an Emergency?
If you knock time and money off the excuse list, you can take care of some important estate-planning tasks.
How Do Unified Credit Gift Tax Exclusions Work?
Gift taxes and estate taxes are only applied if your bequeathed assets exceed a certain dollar amount. Here’s a look at what the unified tax credit is, how it relates to gift or estate taxes and who this credit impacts.
Can Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums Be Deducted from Taxes?
Long-term care insurance can be an important part of planning for the twilight of your life.
What Do Seniors Say About Aging in Place?
For all the pain and disruption caused by COVID-19, at least one benefit appears to have come out of the pandemic for seniors: Their confidence about aging in place has soared!
What are the Tax Brackets for Next Year?
People pay many different kinds of taxes. You file an income tax return every spring, pay sales taxes when you buy things and pay property taxes if you own a home. These taxes apply to nearly everyone.
Don’t Miss Out on Estate Planning Opportunities
People often overlook critical steps when they are doing their estate planning.
How Will Social Security Change Next Year?
Social Security recipients likely already know that their benefits get a bump almost every year to counteract the effect of inflation. However, that cost-of-living adjustment is just one of several annual tweaks to the Social Security system.
Estate Planning for a Changing Economy
One goal of estate planning is to bring some certainty to a multitude of variables. Recent increases in inflation, interest rates and market volatility, however, are causing some experts to reassess their options.
Can I Retire in a Bear Market?
It is a longtime investor’s worst fear: retiring into a bear market. A downturn in stocks can be a blessing in disguise when you are still working and saving for retirement, because you are able to buy shares ‘on sale.’
