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Proactive tax planning is a year-round endeavor, but the year’s end presents business owners with opportunities to maximize their tax savings. Here are a few key strategies to consider before ringing in 2022.   Fill Up Your Retirement Funds It’s essential to save as much as you can for retirement in tax-advantaged accounts like 401(k)s or IRAs.  Apart from setting...

How do you want your possessions to be transferred when you’re no longer here to make decisions? Many times, we focus solely on accumulation. Growing within our role, achieving our goals, and completing what seems like a never-ending to-do list. Rarely, do we take the time to plan for our death. What happens then? All that you’ve collected will be...

Small business owners have various options for retirement savings. Those options can sometimes be challenging to navigate or leave you with unanswered questions. When is the right time to start a 401(k) plan? Should you stick to SEP IRAs?  Is your business ready for a more structured and sophisticated retirement plan?  Here is how to tell which option is right...

Your 401(k) is an excellent tool that provides you with an enormous opportunity to save for retirement. But like any tool, you only get the maximum benefit if you use it to its full potential. Are you making the most of yours? Here are five powerful strategies to help bolster your 401k. 1. Max Your Company Match Let’s start simple—if...

On top of saving for your retirement and other goals, business owners also have to take the lead in saving for their kid’s education. How can business owners save for college smarter? ...

Mutual funds and ETFs provide diversification at a low cost—essential to a long-term investment plan. How can these investments impact you?...

All businesses undergo transition, and being more prepared to handle that transition will only pave the way for future success. How can you build a succession plan that will benefit you and your business?...

Estate planning is a critical component to your entire financial plan. It’s a testament to your life’s work and legacy. To safeguard your estate for years to come, it must also be tax efficient. Let’s look at key ways you can make your estate plan more tax-friendly. ...

Major help for the hospitality industry is finally within sight, even though that assistance will be too late for some, many will receive the funding they have been hoping for. Over a year after the pandemic began decimating restaurants across the country — shuttering thousands of venues, putting millions out of work, the U.S. government will finally start disbursing targeted aid...

Social Security plays a pivotal role in your retirement plan. Enroll too early and you could miss out on higher monthly payments but enroll too late and you might not be able to take advantage of that inflated monthly influx. When’s the right time for you to collect? ...