October, 2021

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Health Savings Accounts – The Other Retirement Plan

The Chicago Financial Planner

Saving for retirement is a major undertaking for most of us. Increasing healthcare costs and longer life expectancies make the hill a bit steeper to climb each year. Health savings accounts (HSA) provide another vehicle to save for retirement. Many of you have the option to enroll in high-deductible insurance plans that allow the use of a health savings account via your employer.

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Keep Going: Claudia’s Story

MazumaBusinessAccounting

When the financial crisis hit in 2007, Claudia McKinney had no way of knowing it would mark the start of her new career. Nothing good—in her own family or across the nation—seemed to be coming from the economic slump. “My husband’s business suffered tremendously,” McKinney states. “And it went under.” In addition to their source of income, the McKinney’s lost their house.

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These Are the Goods

The Irrelevant Investor

Articles When everything is burnt to the ground, there’s room for new ideas and institutions to grow (By Packy McCormick) If the world changed in the last 18 months, can you really use data that is 10 years old? (By Allison Schrager) There are two ways to measure how you’re doing: Against yourself and against others. (By Morgan Housel) In the long run, physical exchanges lower the price and increase the use of the underlying commodity being traded.

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Raising Women's Voices Webinar Series

Brown Advisory

Raising Women's Voices Webinar Series jharrison Thu, 10/28/2021 - 05:00 The goal of Raising Women's Voices is to elevate women’s voices so that we may educate, inspire and challenge each other to raise the future. The Science Behind Climate Change November 18, 2021 We are always trying to deepen our understanding of the science behind climate risk.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Don’t be Gone Phishing

Dear Mr. Market

Dear Mr. Market: This isn’t the type of letter we like to write you. Our brief note today will not center around anything of stock market or economic interest. Mr. Market dupes people with his manic, unpredictable, and volatile ways but one thing that we can guard ourselves from is the ever growing threat of phishing. What exactly is “phishing”?

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Social Security and Working – What You Need to Know

The Chicago Financial Planner

In today’s world of early or semi-retirement, many people wonder when they should begin taking their Social Security benefits. The combination of Social Security and working can complicate matters a bit. You can begin taking your benefit as early as age 62, but that is not always the best choice for many retirees. If you are working either at a job where you are employed or some sort of self-employment, you need to analyze the pros and cons based on your situation.

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Keep Going: Tyson’s Story

MazumaBusinessAccounting

When Tyson Harvey offered to take over a skydiving center in Snohomish, Washington , there was only one problem—he had never been skydiving. Aviation is a staple in the Harvey family, who own and operate Harvey Airfield. “My whole life I have grown up on the airport,” Tyson says. But he admits he considered skydiving as an “aviation sideshow.” But when the owner of the Snohomish skydiving center became ill, the skydiving community begged the Harvey family to keep the oppo

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The State of Venture Capital

The Irrelevant Investor

The U.S. public stock market closed at an all-time high in October. Private markets are enjoying the same up only type of activity. In a new report from AngelList, they shared that: In 4Q20, 80% of startups that changed valuations were marked up or had a positive exit—a new record for startups on AngelList at the time. That record was broken in 1Q21 (85%) and then again in 2Q21 (90%).3Q21 fell just short of setting a new record for positive activity.

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Raising Women's Voices Webinar Series

Brown Advisory

Raising Women's Voices Webinar Series. jharrison. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 05:00. The goal of Raising Women's Voices is to elevate women’s voices so that we may educate, inspire and challenge each other to raise the future. . . The Science Behind Climate Change. November 18, 2021. We are always trying to deepen our understanding of the science behind climate risk.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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How inflation can end the equity market dream run?

Truemind Capital

When the booze is overflowing non-stop in a party riding on high octane, very few drinkers really think about the consequent hangover when the party stops. In such a high adrenaline atmosphere, many grossly overestimate their capacity to drink, encouraged by behaviour of their friends & crowd around them. The world markets are going through a similar party.

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“Days Can Be Sunny for Bunnies and Money” Now Available for Purchase

C2P Enterprises

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. AdvisorPR® (702) 685-7450. “Days Can Be Sunny for Bunnies and Money” Now Available for Purchase. The children’s book is inspired by Clarity 2 Prosperity’s signature financial planning process and the bestselling book, “The Bucket Plan: Protecting and Growing Your Assets for a Worry-Free Retirement”. Cleveland [.]. The post “Days Can Be Sunny for Bunnies and Money” Now Available for Purchase appeared first on Clarity 2 Prosperity.

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What You Should Know About the Alternative Minimum Tax and Incentive Stock Options

Zajac Group

Most people understand that taxes can be a little more complicated when you have incentives stock options and other equity compensation. What they may not know is that income tax isn’t just about tax brackets to calculate your regular taxable income. The federal income tax system has a sister system that figures how much tax you may owe due to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT).

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5 Ways to Make Halloween Candy Tax-Deductible

MazumaBusinessAccounting

Did you know you can deduct Halloween candy from your taxes? As a business, you can use Halloween candy as a tax write-off if you figure out a way to make it business-related. Here are five ways to deduct those over-priced bags of snack-size chocolates this October: Make a promotion out of it. Attach your business card or a promotional flyer to packets of M&M’s and voila!

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.

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The Compound and Friends: Squid Game and the Metaverse

The Irrelevant Investor

On this week's TCAF Josh and I had on one of the sharpest minds in finance, Dan McMurtrie, sometimes known SuperMugatu. On today's show we spoke about Google, which somehow is still growing its top line like it's a mid-cap stock. Remember in 2018 when Apple was the first company to hit a $1 trillion market cap? That was cute. Google is now worth twice as much.

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Medium Size, Large Opportunity: Where to Look?

Brown Advisory

Medium Size, Large Opportunity: Where to Look? ajackson. Tue, 10/26/2021 - 08:39. We believe U.S. mid-caps offer attractive historical performance and a broad swatch of companies with sound fundamentals. In fact, we believe that, today, many of the cutting-edge companies that growth investors seek reside in the mid-cap universe. Perhaps most importantly, we believe the midcap range offers investors a reprieve from two risks that have grown in other market segments: increased concentration in lar

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How to Get Qualified Leads from Facebook

Tucker Advisors

How to Get Qualified Leads from Facebook. By Jordan Collins Tucker Advisors Senior Digital Marketing Specialist. Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow. Table of Contents . Click the links below to jump to a client appreciation event page section specific to your needs. Setting Up Your Facebook Business Page. Facebook Ads Manager. Create a Facebook Ad Campaign.

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Bearish Setups in Coffee and Natural Gas Charts

Andrew Thrasher

Commodities have been a big topic over the last couple of months, Europe and parts of Asia are in an energy crisis with natural gas prices rising nearly 1,000%. Meanwhile, coffee prices have also been climbing higher with futures up Continue reading Bearish Setups in Coffee and Natural Gas Charts → The post Bearish Setups in Coffee and Natural Gas Charts first appeared on.

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2024 Lending Outlook: Innovations and Evolutions in the Financial Sector

As we step into 2024, the lending landscape evolves rapidly with technology, regulations, and market dynamics driving change. For banks and financial institutions to stay competitive and meet the evolving needs of their customers, these drivers must be understood and engaged with. Lenders can anticipate significant transformation fueled by technological advancements, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer behaviors.

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I Was Featured on Marie Swift’s Podcast! Check it Out Here.

Indigo Marketing Agency

I recently had the pleasure of being a guest on Swift Chats —a video podcast series about best practices in the financial services industry, hosted by Marie Swift of Impact Communications. For those of you who don’t know, Marie and I both run digital marketing firms for financial advisors. And while you may think this would be breeding grounds for competition, Marie and I have taken an abundance approach instead.

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Keep Going: Senga’s Story

MazumaBusinessAccounting

In 2017, Senga Nuga invested his last $100 to start his own business, desperate to provide for his wife and one-year-old daughter. Earlier that year, Senga had been let go from his job as a security guard, and the idea to form his own company resulted from a conversation with a friend who was a contractor. “I asked him, ‘How was your day?

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Let the Market Worry For You

The Irrelevant Investor

Let me tell you about the time when my brain was poisoned. It was October 2012 and I was at my first financial conference. I'm early in my career and had little reason to be optimistic. My experiences until that point had been nothing but negative. I spent my time during the GFC as a waiter at an upscale restaurant. Business was dead. The last 6 months of my tenure were spent playing arcade games while patrons mostly stayed home.

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Sustainable Sovereigns: Integrating ESG Analysis into Government Debt Research

Brown Advisory

Sustainable Sovereigns: Integrating ESG Analysis into Government Debt Research ajackson Fri, 10/22/2021 - 14:56 Brown Advisory has championed Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) research and sustainable investing for more than a decade. We are now expanding our ESG framework into sovereign bonds, a relatively less developed area in sustainable fixed income.

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Banking on Loyalty: Holistic Financial Advice for Unparalleled Business Growth

Speaker: Joe Buhrmann, MBA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC® Senior Financial Planning Practice Management Consultant eMoney Advisor

During an era of evolving consumer preferences, the banking sector is undergoing a profound shift. As customers continue to broaden their perspectives, banking professionals must support their customers' financial wellness by providing holistic financial advice that aligns with individual goals and circumstances. Without adapting, financial institutions will find that loyalty may crumble amid uncertainty.

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Is Inflation Haunting Your Dreams?

Yardley Wealth Management

The post Is Inflation Haunting Your Dreams? appeared first on Yardley Wealth Management, LLC. Is Inflation Haunting Your Dreams? Part 2: What We Can Do About It. Our last piece covered the recent uptick in Inflation and what to make of it in a historical context. For investors, it’s important to take a step back and look at the big picture before acting on breaking news.

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5 Good Elements of a Financial Advisor

International College of Financial Planning

In this write up we look at the five most important elements of a Financial Advisor and the reasons it is important to have these traits to succeed in the industry. Are you exploring the career option as a Financial Advisor? You are about to choose one of the fastest-growing career options in India. As the country grows at a fast pace and creates a large middle class and HNI population, there is a growing demand for Financial Advisors.

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How We Help Financial Advisors Build a Strong Marketing Foundation (Video)

Indigo Marketing Agency

How much money have you wasted on marketing tactics that promised good results and never delivered? Whenever I talk to financial advisors who are frustrated with their marketing, almost all of them have one thing in common: they don’t have a strong marketing foundation. Building a strong marketing foundation is key to seeing successful, long-term results in your marketing.

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Keep Going: Matt’s Story

MazumaBusinessAccounting

Matthew Bishop’s definition of success is simple and constant. “I’m able to financially take care of my family and have the time I need to spend with them. That’s pretty much it in a nutshell,” he says. While Matt isn’t afraid of six-day work weeks and twelve-hour work days, he enjoys the flexibility of owning his own business.

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Navigating Financial Storms: Strategies for Building Resilient Balance Sheets

Speaker: Carolina Aponte - Owner and CEO, Caja Holdings LLC

In today's rapidly changing business environment, building a resilient balance sheet is crucial to the survival of any business. A resilient balance sheet allows a company to withstand financial shocks and adapt to changing market conditions. To achieve this, companies need to focus on key strategies such as maintaining adequate liquidity, managing debt levels, diversifying revenue streams, and prioritizing profitability over growth.

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Animal Spirits: Hyperinflation, It’s Happening

The Irrelevant Investor

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by YCharts Mention Animal Spirits to receive 20% off when you initially sign up for the service. On today’s show we discuss: I love this from Bill Miller Rich people own 89% of all stocks Stop trading, Jay Powell Fed to ban policymakers from owning individual stocks Bitcoin bigger than silver Productivity Why are people quitting?

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Sustainable Sovereigns: Integrating ESG Analysis into Government Debt Research

Brown Advisory

Sustainable Sovereigns: Integrating ESG Analysis into Government Debt Research. ajackson. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 14:56. Brown Advisory has championed Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) research and sustainable investing for more than a decade. We are now expanding our ESG framework into sovereign bonds, a relatively less developed area in sustainable fixed income.

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Is Inflation Haunting Your Dreams?

Yardley Wealth Management

The post Is Inflation Haunting Your Dreams? appeared first on Yardley Wealth Management, LLC. Part One. Is Inflation Haunting Your Dreams? What We Know. Michael J. Garry, Esquire, CFP©, MBA Founder & CEO. Has the specter of inflation got you spooked? Recent headlines are filled with sightings. In this two-part series, let’s take a closer look at what to make of all the commentary and what you can do about it as an investor.