A 60-second read by Anthony Benante, CFA: What value does a Comprehensive Financial Advisor offer? There is the obvious – offering expertise in investment management and financial planning, and then there is the not-so-obvious.
A 45-second read by Victor Cannillo: If you want to help a relative pay for college, you can pay the money to the college directly without incurring any gift taxes. However, you need to ask the school if this would affect the need-based aid eligibility of the student because each school handles this differently. For example, if the school views the money as a payment of the student’s account, then most likely it would not affect financial aid. But if the money is treated as a resource, then it will reduce the student’s aid “dollar-for dollar.”
Baron hosted their fifth annual Casino Night client appreciation event on May 9, 2019, at Macaluso’s in Hawthorne, New Jersey. Attendees were given “play” money to participate in the casino games, ensuring no one could lose real money.
There are many factors to explore when choosing a retirement date. What would you like your retirement to look like? Watch our 40-second video to learn about planning for retirement.
Your wealth manager should be on the leading edge of every facet of your financial life, anticipating your needs and helping you create an investment strategy to achieve your goals. CFA charterholders blend intellectual curiosity and expertise to deliver premium advice. They are the difference you need. Here’s why:
A 90-second read by Anthony Benante: The first thing you need to do to see if you qualify for financial aid is fill out the FAFSA form: In order to apply for financial aid, you must complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form. There are certain criteria to first apply for financial aid – Go to the Federal Student Aid website – https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa to see that you meet all required criteria to apply.
A 60-Second Read by Anthony Benante, CFA: Though everyone’s financial situation, or what we call your personal economy, is different, developing the right investment strategy starts with identifying your risk profile. To do this you need to determine your willingness to take risk and your ability to take risk.
One of the easiest ways to gift money to a charity in your estate plan is to name the charity as a beneficiary on your IRA or 401(k). Upon your death, the beneficiary designated on an IRA or 401(k) will receive their percentage of the assets very quickly. In addition, the designated beneficiary is independent of the will.
Would you start building a house without a plan? Many investors are missing a clear and defined plan to guide their financial planning and investment decisions.
New Jersey is certainly not known as a “tax-friendly” state. However, the garden state has a much lower threshold on medical-expense deductions than the federal government. New Jersey allows certain non-reimbursed medical expenses to be deducted after they exceed only 2% of your gross income.
You may have a stock in your brokerage account that has a very large gain since you originally purchased it. If you were to go and sell the stock, outside of a retirement account, you would pay taxes on the profit you made on the investment. This is called a “capital gain”.
If you are the owner of an IRA (Individual Retirement Account) you may be aware that at age 73 (or 75, depending on your birth year), you are required to withdraw a small portion of your account and pay taxes on the amount withdrawn.