Client letters and investment updates
Below are two studies, conducted by Morningstar and Innovest Portfolio Solutions, which demonstrate how periodically rebalancing your portfolio can reduce downside risk, shorten the recovery time following a market downturn, and enhance return potential compared to never rebalancing. Read full article
Why International Stocks Have Lagged
Foreign stocks and stock funds have underperformed the U.S. for a long time, but change is inevitable..
Secure Act/ Tax Cheat Sheet
How Safe are Safe Deposit Boxes
Health Savings Account (HSA) Update
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) Update
Health Savings Accounts or HSAs, subject to eligibility, represent the most attractive tax advantaged type of account.
by Julie A. Welch, CPA, CFP®, PFS; and Cara L. Smith, CPA, CFP®
Julie A. Welch, CPA, CFP®, PFS, is the director of tax services and a shareholder with Meara Welch Browne P.C. in Leawood, Kansas.
Cara Smith, CPA, CFP®, is a senior tax manager with Meara Welch Browne P.C. in Leawood, Kansas.
In this world of technology and constant connectivity, working remotely has become more common.
FYI, great summary of a little known aspect of tax reform which allows investors to defer gains (and receive a 15% step up in basis) by rolling all or a portion of the gains into low income community funds, eg Qualified Opportunity Zones.
The word "goals" seems to generate a certain sort of emotional weight, for many, it's a roll-your-eyes-sort-of-dread ... “Not this again.” But we've found the following ideas to be helpful as we enter the annual season of goal setting.
...In July, the stock market continued to rebound from the Brexit correction and experienced a rotation back toward large and medium capitalization growth stocks.
Stocks continue rebound from January funk, but bonds flat in May. Return expectations flat lining after post crisis run.
This is an unbiased comparison of the proposed tax plans for individuals released by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. In many ways, their tax policy aligns broadly with the platform of their political party — Clinton wants high-income earners to pay a larger percentage of their income in taxes, while Trump wants to cut taxes for all income levels.