What You Must Know About Your Right to Your Spouse’s Retirement Benefits
If you’re part of a blended family (meaning you are married with children from a prior marriage in the mix), you’re no stranger to the extra considerations and planning it takes to keep your family’s life running smoothly – from which parent your children will be with for the holidays to figuring out the schedule…
Year-End Tax Tactics: Strategies to Lower Your 2023 Business Tax Bill – Part 2
Last week we looked at four methods you can use to save money on your 2023 business tax return: Make large purchases for your business before December; Defer business income until next year; Accelerate business expenses to this year; and Contribute to your employee HSA accounts. This week, I share more ways end-of-year tax planning…
Year-End Tax Tactics: Strategies to Lower Your 2023 Business Tax Bill – Part 1
It might seem a bit early to think about your 2023 business taxes, but as the year draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to take a closer look at your company’s financial situation and make some strategic moves to minimize your business’ tax liability come next April. Year-end tax planning for your business…
How Diverse Hiring Elevates Your Business
In the past decades, diverse hiring was mainly associated with increasing and improving employment opportunities for minority groups. While diverse hiring is still a matter of social responsibility, it’s also becoming a driving force behind business success. In this blog, we’ll explore how diverse hiring can elevate your business, from fostering innovation to improving customer…
Mastering Time Management: 4 Effective Strategies for Busy Entrepreneurs – Part 2
If you’re like many business owners, you probably feel like there isn’t enough time in the day for everything you need to do, let alone everything else you’d like to do. But it doesn’t need to be that way. Last week I explored how to use time blocking and task management tools to better manage…
Mastering Time Management: 4 Effective Strategies for Busy Entrepreneurs – Part 1
Time is your most valuable resource, and how you manage it can significantly impact the success of your business and your personal well-being. But finding effective ways to organize your schedule and manage your team can feel like a time-consuming task in itself. If you feel overwhelmed by your calendar or like there is no…
You Have IP! Be Sure Not to Lose It … Here’s How
You don’t have to own a large company to own intellectual property. If your business creates inventions, written and artistic works, designs, logos, brand names, and images, you almost certainly have intellectual property. However, because intellectual property is intangible, it’s often overlooked in your business’s succession plan and your own personal estate plan. Even if…
Help Your Parents Avoid These New Financial Scams – Part 2
In part one of this series, we explored two popular scams that are targeting older adults this year: the grandparent scam, and cryptocurrency pickpocketing. In this week’s blog, I’m sharing two more scams that you and your parents need to be aware of, plus tips for staying protected. Let’s dive in. 03 | PERSONALIZED PHISHING…
Help Your Parents Avoid These New Financial Scams – Part 1
Fraudsters and scam artists are nothing new, but changing tools and technology are making it easier than ever for scammers to target their victims, especially seniors. To protect your aging parents (or yourself) from these con artists, it’s crucial to equip yourself with the knowledge of how these scams work and what your loved ones…