Who would have ever expected a rebound of historic proportions in stocks? However, since March 23rd—the height of pandemic uncertainty—major stock indexes have advanced nearly 40%!
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On this episode of Finance In A Flash, we discuss the negative effects of trying to time the market.
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Scam artists are always looking for new ways to prey on consumers. Now they are using the same tactics to take advantage of consumers' heightened financial and health concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some of the more prevalent coronavirus scams that consumers need to watch out for.
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This web presentation explains the benefits, advantages and key attributes of donor advised funds.
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On this episode of Finance In A Flash we continue our series on Financial Planning Opportunities Amid Market Downturns by covering Tax-Loss Harvesting. We go through the details of Tax-Loss Harvesting and the benefits of using this strategy during times when your investments have losses.
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One of the largest financial concerns for many is the unknown, but potentially devastating cost of long term care. The financial impact of an extended need for long term care can be enormous. But what age is the right age to consider purchasing long term care insurance?
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On this episode of Finance In A Flash, Chip & Nick discuss the benefits of rebalancing your portfolio amid a market downturn. When the stock market declines, so does the stock percentage in your portfolio, meaning you have to buy more stocks to get to your target asset allocation. This can be advantageous in various ways, to which we discuss in this episode!
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As we help clients make long-term financial decisions, we also like to consider the probability of various negative outcomes. While we consider ourselves generally optimistic people, we believe that it is both important and helpful to also think about “worst case scenarios” - those financial uncertainties that have the potential to derail financial goals.
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In this episode of our podcast, Finance in a Flash we discuss evaluating investment risk.
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The purpose of this podcast is to help you, our listener, feel financially empowered. Empowered that you are making the right financial planning decisions, taking advantage of opportunities that exist and avoiding common pitfalls or distractions that may arise along the way. We will spend most of our time discussing the point where financial planning, taxes and investing converge.
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Eliminating debt is a key factor in accumulating wealth, but is paying off your mortgage as soon as possible the best financial decision?
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Do you know the factors to consider when establishing an emergency savings account? How much cash is it appropriate to keep on hand in short term savings and money markets? Before we address the question, it is important to understand the important role cash plays in an overall financial plan.
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This web presentation discusses the importance of an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) when managing client portfolios.
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We at Beacon Financial Strategies, believe that rebalancing is an integral component of the investment management process. In this presentation, Chip Hymiller, AIF®,CFP® explains the concept of rebalancing and discusses the advantages of implementing a portfolio rebalancing strategy.
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Doesn’t it seem like the stock market should be down more in 2020? This article takes a deeper dive into the numbers and it turns out that when using more diversified definition of “the market,” stocks have taken quite a hit this year.
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2020 is turning out to be quite different from what many of us had planned on back in January. Not only are there changes in our day to day life, there are changes that could impact your financial life and what you had originally planned on doing this year. One of those changes relates to charitable gifting.
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Where is your stimulus payment? Will it be taxed later? Will I have to pay it back if the IRS sends me too much? Beacon answers all your questions concerning the Economic Stimulus payments.
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When a loved one passes away, the grief coupled with the burden of settling their estate can be overwhelming. Here are a few things you can do to make the estate settlement process easier for your heirs.
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Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the due date for filing federal income tax returns and making tax payments has been postponed by the IRS from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020. No interest, penalties, or additions to tax will be incurred by taxpayers during this 90-day relief period.
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On Friday, March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law. This $2 trillion emergency relief package is intended to assist individuals and businesses during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and accompanying economic crisis. Here is a brief summary of some of the major provisions.
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