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Newsbite: Americans Still Favor Real Estate for Long-Term Investment

Newsbite: Americans Still Favor Real Estate for Long-Term Investment

End Lead Forensics Tracking Code StartFragmentResults from a Gallup poll conducted in early April 2017 confirm that most Americans prefer real estate for long-term investing. Approximately one-third of Americans say real estate is the best long-term investment. Comparatively, only 19% of Americans felt real estate was the best long-term investment back in 2011. Stocks rank second, with 26% of Americans voting it the best long-term investment. This is up from the 19% of Americ

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2017 Q2 Market Analysis

2017 Q2 Market Analysis

Share prices continued their skyward arc in tandem with warnings of frothy valuations and reckonings to come. The Federal Reserve Bank raised its estimate for 1Q growth to a respectable clip, though other institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund and Bank of America, revised their forecasts downward for annualized growth, citing gridlock in Washington and concerns of the Trump agenda. An invigorated Europe, fueled in part by the results of France’s presidential el

Understanding Donor-Advised Funds

Understanding Donor-Advised Funds

A donor-advised fund (DAF) offers an easy way for a donor to make significant charitable gifts over a long period of time. A DAF is similar to a private foundation but requires less money, time, legal assistance, and administration to establish and maintain. A DAF also enjoys greater tax advantages than a private foundation. What is a donor-advised fund (DAF)? Technically, a DAF is an agreement between a donor and a charity that gives the donor the right to advise the charity

Strategies to Defer taxes

Strategies to Defer taxes

You should be aware of some of the tools available to defer the payment of taxes on your income. When tax rates are stable, it's wise for you to defer as much income as possible from one year to a later year in order to postpone payment of tax. This allows you the use of more money for a longer period of time. Postponing receipt of taxable income may also be useful, because when you eventually realize the income at a future time, it's possible that you'll be in a lower tax br

Recognizing Cognitive Impairements

Recognizing Cognitive Impairements

Recognizing early cognitive impairments is one the earliest and most important steps one can take in proactively addressing the growing threat of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Early diagnosis can lead to early treatment as well as possible inclusion in advanced clinical trials. Early diagnosis can also help with one’s overall financial and health management planning – as they are still lucid enough to express their desires and wishes. Common Symptoms Here a

Steps for Managing Parental Finances

Steps for Managing Parental Finances

The need to take over your parents' financial life, especially if it happens suddenly, can be extremely stressful. However, if you approach it one step at a time, you'll get a handle on what needs to be done. Even if you're not at this point with your parents yet, this list can help you decide what to do now -- before anything happens. Step 1: Find all of your parents' financial accounts and documents. Like it or not, you will likely become a financial detective. If your pare