The Money Pro$

01/11/2022

No doubt you're all feeling the effects of inflation. Here's what the numbers looked like in 2021 according the The Bureau of Labor Statistics. 6.8%. Highest inflation rate since 1982.

11/22/2021

Retirement income planning isn't just about saving up the money. It's about figuring out the most efficient way to use it when the time comes. Pension funds can struggle with this too.

Bigger private-market bets, inflation fears and a surge of retirees are putting public retirement funds at risk of a cash crunch that would force them to sell assets at losses to pay pension checks.

03/16/2021

If you already filed your 2020 tax return you may want to check it again. The just passed American Rescue Plan and how you filed your 2020 return could have significant impacts to things like stimulus payments, taxation of unemployment, and premium tax credits.

Emergency Legislative Package to Fund Vaccinations, Provide Immediate, Direct Relief to Families Bearing the Brunt of the COVID-19 Crisis, and Support Struggling Communities The COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding economic crisis are devastating families across the country. More than 20 million....

02/05/2021

What is up with GameStop? What is a hedge fund? And what is short-selling. Oliver Tutt, CFP and host of the MoneyPros explains.

01/30/2021

Wondering why GameStop stock is the talk of the internet? Here's a good article to help explain.

The videogames retailer has become a favorite of online traders who are seeking to make money from buying options.

11/26/2020

Happy Thanksgiving. May your cup runneth over!

11/13/2020

Food for thought: As of today the total return YTD on the S&P500 is 11.25%. But only 188 stocks in the S&P500 are actually up that much or more, while 232 stocks are still in negative for the year.

11/05/2020

Not happy with the election results? You always have other options...

You can live on about $2,000 a month, experts says, and Panama has a generous ‘pensionado program.’ But there are drawbacks.

09/30/2020

Great job Kermit.. Good financial planning is always a balance...

08/07/2020

Have you considered reversing your Required Minimum Distribution for 2020? You should...and time is running out.

IR-2020-127, June 23, 2020 — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that anyone who already took a required minimum distribution (RMD) in 2020 from certain retirement accounts now has the opportunity to roll those funds back into a retirement account following the CARES Act RMD waiver for 20...

05/26/2020

Why do we invest? This is why. Despite traumatic events that can cause short term losses, our economy has an epic record of long term expansion as the history of the Dow illustrates.

The Dow has become one of the most widely tracked stock gauges in the U.S., if not the world, since its was created in 1896.

04/20/2020

Wondering where your stimulus check is? Find out here:

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