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The new GOP tax law places high income and property tax states at a distinct disadvantage. Before the new tax bill, any and all state and local taxes (commonly referred to as SALT) could be...

Estate Planning Essentials You Need to Revisit Due to the New Tax Law

March 2018

Estate planning is never done. Just like a piece of real estate, it needs periodic maintenance and care to make sure it’s in good shape when you need it most. Provisions in the newly...

General Business News

How to Manage Remote Employees

April 2018

According to a report from FlexJobs and Global Workplace Analytics, the number of remote workers has increased since 2005. “The 2017 State of Telecommuting in the U.S. Employee Workforce Report” found that 3.9...

How to Give Effective Feedback for Better Performance

March 2018

When it comes to making the most of an organization, providing feedback to employees is imperative to ensure worker productivity is high and turnover is lowered. According to The Conference Board...

Stock Market News

Trade Wars on the Horizon?
What This Could Mean for Financial Markets

April 2018

The Trump administration’s recent flurry of trade moves is spiking uncertainty and confusion among financial markets. His imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum as well as levies on Chinese...

Volatility Returns - Finally

March 2018

After months of warnings from Wall Street that the markets’ extraordinarily long bull run could not last forever, the inevitable happened. Volatility returned to U.S. markets in a major way in February. The...

Financial Planning

Dividend Stocks Can Be Reliable Source of Income for Retirees

April 2018

The low interest rate environment of recent years has presented challenges to retirees who rely on bonds to supplement retirement income. Low rates and sustained equity outperformance have made stocks more...

This Year's Fuel for Economic Growth

March 2018

There are several factors expected to help fuel the economy through 2018. The first is government intervention through fiscal policy......

What's New in Technology

Deep Learning for Deeper Understanding

April 2018

We all learn in different ways. Some people are book smart, meaning they glean knowledge from reading books. Others learn better through classroom or one-on-one instruction. Still others learn by doing – maybe...

Blockchain Technology - Beyond Bitcoin

March 2018

To many people, Bitcoin and blockchain technology are the same thing. Bitcoin might be the best-known example of a successful application of blockchain technology, but as soon as business leaders understood...

Tip of the Month

How to Build an Effective Team in the Workplace

April 2018

When it comes to the workplace, teamwork is an important part of any organization’s ability to accomplish goals. However, creating an effective team is not easy. Based on a survey from McKinsey &...

Protect Yourself from Tax Refund Scammers

March 2018

Although tax filing season has been officially open only since Jan. 29, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning that reports of refund scams are already skyrocketing. Here’s an overview...

Congress at Work

Federal Budget Allocated, Low-Income Veterans Protected, and Rural Phone Services to Meet Quality Standards

April 2018

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 1625) – This is the latest budget bill that appropriates $1.3 trillion of Treasury funds until the end of September – which is the end of the fiscal year. The following...

Protections for Indian Tribes, Caregivers, Child Victims of Sexual Abuse, Human Trafficking and 9-1-1 Callers

March 2018

Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal RecognitionAct of 2017 (H.R. 984) – Sponsored by Rep. Robert Wittman (R-VA) on Feb. 7, 2017, this bill extends Federal recognition to the...

Life Events Library

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Developing A Family Budget

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