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Market Recap: August 2012
By Mark FisselPosted on September 4th, 2012
After six straight weeks of gains, equities took a bit of a breather at month’s end. The S&P spent the last half of the month […]
Learn MoreThe Investment Policy Statement: A Portfolio’s Road Map
By Mark FisselPosted on September 4th, 2012
In some cases, investors choose to authorize a money manager to make the actual investing decisions for their portfolio rather than simply make recommendations. In […]
Learn MoreHigh-Income Individuals Face New Medicare Taxes in 2013
By Mark FisselPosted on September 4th, 2012
Two new Medicare-related taxes take effect in 2013: an additional 0.9% payroll tax on high-wage earners, and a 3.8% tax on the unearned income of […]
Learn MoreJuly 2012 Monthly Recap
By Mark FisselPosted on August 3rd, 2012
Reassuring Markets Reassuring words out of Europe helped equities build on the previous month’s strong gains. The Dow industrials managed to squeak over the 13,000 […]
Learn MoreWhat is a captive insurance company?
By Mark FisselPosted on August 2nd, 2012
A captive insurance company (CIC) is a corporation established either onshore or offshore to insure the risks of its parent company or a group of […]
Learn MoreSpeculating on the Future of the Federal Estate Tax
By Mark FisselPosted on August 2nd, 2012
What’s the future of the federal estate tax? All we know is that no one knows for sure; it’s all speculation. So, let’s take a […]
Learn MoreNew 401(k) Plan Disclosure Rules
By Mark FisselPosted on August 2nd, 2012
You may have heard about new disclosure rules that will soon apply to 401(k) plans. Before describing what’s ahead, however, a look back may be […]
Learn MoreEconomic Perspective
By Mark FisselPosted on August 2nd, 2012
With Spanish bond yields once again well above 7% and Italian yields on the rise, eurozone leaders signed off on a €100 billion rescue package […]
Learn MoreThe Markets: July 2012
By Mark FisselPosted on August 2nd, 2012
Reassuring words out of Europe helped equities build on the previous month’s strong gains. The Dow industrials managed to squeak over the 13,000 mark once […]
Learn MoreSummer 2012 Newsletter
By Mark FisselPosted on July 5th, 2012
Printable Newsletter in PDF Greek Showdown A strong finish in June couldn’t overcome equities’ difficulties earlier in the quarter as Greece narrowly avoided a showdown […]
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