What You Should Know The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law on August 16, 2022, includes health-care and energy-related provisions, a new corporate alternative minimum tax, and an excise tax on certain corporate stock buybacks. Additional funding is also provided to the IRS. Some … [Read more...]
Inflation Reduction Act
Comparing Health Insurance, Investing in Bonds, & BBBS
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life. - Henry David Thoreau Comparing Health Insurance Plans Perhaps you're starting a new job or trying to integrate employee benefits with your new spouse. Or maybe you're shopping for individual health insurance coverage. One of the challenges … [Read more...]
Recession Status, Estate Plan Review, and Keeping Cool
In the short-run, the market is a voting machine…but in the long-run, the market is a weighing machine. - Benjamin Graham Is the U.S. in a recession? In an early July poll, 58% of Americans said they thought the U.S. economy was in a recession. Yet many economic indicators remain strong … [Read more...]
Is the U.S. in a recession?
In an early July poll, 58% of Americans said they thought the U.S. economy was in a recession, up from 53% in June and 48% in May.1 Yet many economic indicators, notably employment, remain strong. The current situation is unusual, and there is little consensus among economists as to whether a … [Read more...]
Retirement Plans, Long Term Care, Bates County Fair
Wise investors won't try to outsmart the market...they'll buy index funds for the long term and they'll diversify. - John C. Bogle Take Advantage of Your Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plan Employer-sponsored qualified retirement plans such as 401(k)s are some of the most powerful … [Read more...]