Control Your Finances
Bil Lako, CFP®, explains when the market is tumbling the one thing you can do is control your cash flow and refinance your home mortgage.
Coping with Market Volatility: Be Willing to Take Advantage of Market Downturns
A volatile market is never easy to endure but learning from it can better prepare you and your portfolio to weather and take advantage of the market’s ups and downs.
Self-Employed and Independent Contractors Qualify for Unemployment Benefits
Under the CARES Act, unemployment benefits are now available for self-employed individuals, independent contractors and others who are unable to work because of the coronavirus emergency.
Coping with Market Volatility: Could This Be a Chance to Rebalance at a Discount?
Have you considered rebalancing your portfolio to help deal with a volatile market?
How to Make Unemployment Work for You: CARES Act—Expansion of Unemployment Benefits
If you found yourself unemployed/underemployed by COVID-19, the government has provided an estimated $260 billion in expanded unemployment insurance benefits.
What Does the $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Mean for You?
The passage of the $2 trillion coronavirus pandemic stimulus package includes many tax and financial breaks for both individuals and businesses.
In the News: Stock Market Still the Best for Long-Term Gains
In today’s Marietta Daily Journal, Bil Lako, CFP®, looks at modern market reactions to recessions to illustrate why we think the stock market is still the best for long-term gains.
How Can I File for Unemployment in the United States?
The U.S. Department of Labor has released updated eligibility criteria for unemployment insurance programs to include people that have become unemployed as a direct result of the coronavirus outbreak.
In the News: Selling out now is the worst choice you could make
In today’s Marietta Daily Journal, Bil Lako, CFP®, explains that by the time you see big market moves, it’s too late to benefit. “If it’s in print, it’s in the price.”
In the News: CARES Act: Required minimum distributions waived, but I already took my 2020 RMD!
In today’s Marietta Daily Journal, Bil Lako, CFP®, Bil Lako, CFP®, explains that if you have already taken your 2020 RMD, and you don’t need the money, the CARES Act gives you some options to put the money back into your tax-deferred retirement account. Read the article here. Disclosures: The investments referenced within this article…