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A transition is underway within investment firms. Increasingly, the people you hire to manage your money don't refer to themselves as brokers or stockbrokers. Instead, they're now financial advisers, financial planners, or financial consultants. What's Inside Pros and...

As of this writing, year-end tax planning is clouded by questions about federal legislation. President Trump and many of the Republicans in Congress favor changes that would affect the tax code. Currently, the success they'll have in their efforts is difficult to...

An AICPA survey discovered that parents are more likely to talk with their children about manners, eating habits, school grades, and substance abuse than about finances. All these topics are important, but it's also vital to teach your kids the basics of handling...

Many people prefer to have some conservative holdings in their IRA's and other retirement accounts. This century has already produced two nasty bear markets (in 2000-2002 and 2007-2009). If a third downturn occurs, investors will be glad they held some defensive...

The College Board reports that the average published charges for tuition, fees, room, and board at private, nonprofit, four-year schools were over $45,000 in the 2016-17 academic year. At public universities, the average charge was around $20,000 for state residents....

A staple in retirement planning is the search for "your number." That is, how much money do you need to accumulate in savings and investment accounts so you can afford to stop working? Life expectancy is increasing, so the amount you have when you retire might have t...

The second-best investment you can make is paying off high interest rate debt (see CPA Client Bulletin, August 2016). That could come after you've contributed enough to your 401(k) to get a full match from your employer. What should come next? If you have no expensive...

Studies indicate that savvy asset allocation may lead to long-term investment success. Individuals can find a desired mix of riskier asset classes, such as stocks, and relatively lower risk asset classes, such as bonds. Sticking with a chosen strategy might deliver...

IRS data indicate that fewer than 1% of all individual income tax returns are audited each year. That's true, but some taxpayers are more vulnerable than others. For starters, the IRS is more likely to audit taxpayers who report high incomes because that's where...