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Tax Saving Moves to Consider Before Year End
As we enter the final months of the year, it may be a good time to check on your investments with an eye toward tax implications. Keeping long-term investment goals in mind, a trusted advisor can help you consider adjustments that could impact your typical year-end planning. Manage Your Income and Deductions If you’re at or near the next tax rate threshold, pay close attention to anything that might tip some of your earnings into the next range and consider ways to reduce you
Sep 293 min read


Preparing for Retirement as a Family
Three conversations to help parents and children plan for the future As parents approach retirement, it’s natural for children to wonder what sort of support they will need in the years ahead. Starting these conversations early can help everyone feel more prepared. Here are some important topics to discuss: Financial security: Cover whether the parents feel financially secure and confident about their income in retirement. Important documents: Understand whether the parents’
Jul 141 min read


Aligning Retirement and Estate Planning
How a trusteed IRA can help provide structure and continuity Careful retirement planning considers more than returns; it accounts for longevity, continuity and your long‑term intentions. A trusteed individual retirement account (IRA) can help you bring your retirement wishes and estate plans into alignment, offering greater financial confidence and control. By adding trusteed IRA documentation and beneficiary designations to your existing custodial IRA, you can turn your acco
May 273 min read


Tips on Avoiding Scams
Cyberattacks are the fastest-growing crime in the U.S. – and they cause personal and business devastation every day. What’s the No. 1 type of cyberattack? Ransomware, and experts say it’s a growing concern. A type of malware that encrypts a victim’s files, ransomware allows the attacker to demand money to restore access to important documents or photos saved on your hard drive. What is Phishing? Phishing is the attempt to gain usernames, passwords and credit card numbers by i
Apr 292 min read


Recipe: Me-Ma’s Chicken & Dumplins
Michelle’s grandmother, Me-Ma, loved preparing this recipe for her family, and Michelle continues to make it to this day! We hope you enjoy it as well. Directions: 1. Bake chicken pieces until fully cooked 2. Set chicken aside and add broth to large pot 3. Add 1 qt milk to chicken broth, salt & pepper to taste 4. Add stick of butter, can of chicken broth, 2 tsp of chicken granules 5. Roll out 3-4 cans of biscuits on floured surface, one biscuit at a time 6. Pinch biscuits int
Mar 301 min read
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