When to Claim a Disaster Loss

Tax reform eliminated the deduction for casualty losses but did retain a deduction for losses within a disaster area. With the wild fires in the west, hurricanes and flooding in the southeast and eastern seaboard we have had a number of presidentially declared disaster areas this year. If you were an unlucky victim and suffered…

New Year: Time to Get Your Financial House in Order

Managing Associate D.J. Barker, CWS®, and Associate Michael Griffin, CFP®, join Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, to discuss a common trend at the beginning of the year: getting one’s financial house in order. They discuss the ideal debt-to-income ratio, how it affects your ability to get a mortgage, and how to improve your debt-to-income ratio.