Three federal tax credits may be available to help offset your cost to purchase certain clean vehicles (including electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles).The new clean vehicle tax credit can be either a personal or a general business tax credit, depending on...
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2023 Year-End Tax Tips
Here are some things to consider as you weigh potential tax moves between now and the end of the year.1Defer income to next year Consider opportunities to defer income to 2024, particularly if you think you may be in a lower tax bracket then. For example, you may be...
Why a Healthcare Bucket for Your Retirement Portfolio Makes Sense
Healthcare costs consume a growing share of retiree budgets over time. Because they typically rise at a rate higher than inflation, do healthcare expenses deserve their own bucket within the portfolio?Some experts say yes, that from a behavioral and financial...
To Retire Someday, When’s The Right Time To Start Investing?
With constantly changing regulations, a market that seems to be continuously in flux, and inflation driving costs up across the board, it can be hard to know when and if you should start investing your money. So how do you know when you should start?
Timeless Advice From Ben Franklin That Can Help Investors Succeed
People are creatures of habit. This timeless quote from Benjamin Franklin is very powerful in all areas of life, especially in the stock market.
The Power Of Being Proactive: 5 Ways To Develop This Surprising Skill
If you’re trying to get ahead or nurture greater happiness and satisfaction in life and work, there’s a trait you may not have realized is quite so important: the ability to be proactive.
Taking The Stress Out Of Financial Planning
“Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” Those words of early personal development sage, Dale Carnegie, spun around in my brain, and then it hit me: This is the reason financial planning stresses people out.
Social Security Benefits Could Shrink in 10 Years. How to Plan.
If the Social Security trust fund runs dry in 2033—which it is projected to do if no action is taken—a couple with average earnings would lose $17,400 in benefits that year alone, according to a new report.
Should You Consolidate Your Student Loans? What to Know Before Payments Resume
About 27 million student loan borrowers are bracing for monthly payments on federal loans to resume now that a pause introduced during the pandemic is set to end.
Is Good News Finally Good News Again?
Good news is bad news: It had been the mantra in economic circles ever since inflation took off in early 2021. A strong job market and rapid consumer spending risked fueling further price increases and evoking a more aggressive response from the Federal Reserve. So every positive report was widely interpreted as a negative development.