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Two things in life are certain: death and taxes. While we cannot do anything about the first, there are strategies to lower your taxes for years ahead.Here are three simple ways you could save:Fund your retirement account(s)-by adding to a pre-tax retirement account or 401k, you lower your tax bill...

With an aging population, one question that comes up more and more often from clients is: where does my money go when I die? The flip side to that question is to ask: where do you want your money to go after you die?With the increasing popularity and accessibility of retirement plans, many Americans...

While not a topic most people may wish to discuss, divorce is a reality for an increasing number of Americans. Obviously an emotionally charged time for you and your family, most divorce attorneys suggest thinking about how to divide your financial responsibilities as early as possible. Here are som...

In my opinion, no matter your age or your approach to investing, there is one kind of investment that may be considered for your portfolio: dividend-paying stocks.While hardly the sexiest of investment choices, dividend-paying stocks may offer a difficult-to-beat combination -- good quality and a hi...

Whether you don't have a personal budget and find yourself at the end of the month not having anything left over to save for a rainy day or you always have enough for a rainy day but never crafted a budget; you absolutely should. While it might seem like a chore to build a budget and track all your...

I cannot tell you how many clients have expressed concern to me about aging. Specifically, they have had emotional, physical, and financial challenges in caring for their 80-something year old parents and do not want to put that burden on their own children.Yet even before old age becomes an issue,...

One of the largest generations in our history has already started to enter retirement, the Baby Boomers. In addition, over the past few years many of Rochester's historically large corporate employers have experienced tough times, among them Kodak, Bausch & Lomb, and most recently Xerox. The combina...

While we are off to one of the worst starts to the year ever many wonder can US stocks still have positive returns in 2016? As the market is down roughly 10% year to date, it is reasonable to assume that if you're not 100% in cash or CDs most investors are losing money. Why?Many attribute this volat...

Many of you have likely heard or read about the seemingly sudden new legislation that has closed the door on some popular Social Security claiming strategies. Congress described the changes to Social Security as "closing unintended loopholes" in order to protect the solvency of the overall Social Se...

Surprisingly, stocks have had the worst start to the year EVER. Unfortunately, that makes people scared. This article cites Google Trends statistics that the phrase "sell stocks" is the most popular internet search since 2008 (the year of our most recent financial crisis). While we can give people a...