Federal Income Tax Filing Season Is Here

By Mark Fissel
Posted on February 4th, 2013

The due date for 2012 federal income tax returns is April 15, 2013. Whether you’re preparing your own taxes or paying someone else to do […]

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Economic Perspective: January 2013

By Mark Fissel
Posted on February 4th, 2013

The Month in Review After passing legislation that avoided a plunge off the fiscal cliff, Congress began working on ways to avoid hitting the debt […]

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Market Recap – January 2013

By Mark Fissel
Posted on February 4th, 2013

The Markets Off to a flying start: Domestic equities soared after Congress struck a fiscal cliff deal in the wee hours of the new year, […]

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Snapshot 2012 – Markets & Economy

By Mark Fissel
Posted on January 4th, 2013

The Markets Equities: Though equities certainly experienced some volatility during the year, the stomach-churning declines of 2011 gave way to 2012’s more moderate fluctuations and […]

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Annual Market Review: 2012

By Mark Fissel
Posted on January 4th, 2013

Resilience in the face of adversity seemed to be the theme for 2012. Hurricanes that shuttered Wall Street for two days and cut oil production, […]

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401(k) Corner: Fiscal Cliff emboldens Roth 401(k)!

By Mark Fissel
Posted on January 4th, 2013

While directly contributing to a Roth account through a 401(k) has been available for the past few years, a silver lining in the Fiscal Cliff […]

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Economic Perspective

By Mark Fissel
Posted on December 3rd, 2012

Third-quarter economic growth was better than previously thought. The Bureau of Economic Analysis said its second estimate showed gross domestic product rising by 2.7%. That’s […]

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November 2012 Monthly Recap

By Mark Fissel
Posted on December 3rd, 2012

Politics and the weather were the primary factors driving equity investors in November. The elections, concern about potential gridlock in Washington, the beginning of year-end […]

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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

By Mark Fissel
Posted on December 3rd, 2012

Many investors whose incomes are suffering from low interest rates have begun to seek investment alternatives to help supplement those incomes. One possibility often suggested […]

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What health-care provisions are effective in 2013?

By Mark Fissel
Posted on December 3rd, 2012

With the Supreme Court’s favorable ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), more of the law’s provisions will become […]

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