by lportee53 | Aug 21, 2024 | Investment
Diversification, Patience, and Consistency Regardless of how the markets may perform, consider making the following part of your investment philosophy: Diversification. The saying “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” has some application to investing. Over time,...
by lportee53 | Aug 7, 2024 | Investment
Are You Ready for Your Portfolio to Make a Difference? Interest in making an impact with one’s investments has grown in recent years, which means many investors may have an increased interest in environmentally or socially focused investments as well. In fact, impact...
by lportee53 | Jul 24, 2024 | Investment
Tax Deductions You Won’t Believe While Americans are entitled to take every legitimate deduction to manage their taxes, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) places limits on your creativity. Here are some examples of deductions from the IRS that were permitted and...
by lportee53 | Jul 17, 2024 | Investment, Retirement
A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List John and Mary are nearing retirement and they have a lot of items on their bucket list. Longer life expectancies mean John and Mary may need to prepare for two or even three decades of retirement. How should they position...
by lportee53 | Jul 3, 2024 | Investment
Making A Charitable Contribution Why sell shares when you can gift them? If you have appreciated stocks in your portfolio, you might want to consider donating those shares to charity rather than selling them. Donating appreciated securities to a tax-qualified charity...