
Markets Ignore the Politics, Retail Earnings Soft
- May 15, 2017
- MarketsWeekly Update
Markets tuned out noise from Washington last week and continued to focus on economic fundamentals. Mildly rebounding retail sales and strong...

Tax Tip: Report Income Earned from a Hobby
- May 11, 2017
- Income Taxes
Across the country, millions of people have passions they pursue on the side, earning money from their hobbies and interests. Even...

Markets Stay Steady, Economic Signals Mixed
- May 8, 2017
- MarketsWeekly Update
Last week, stocks rose but floated within a narrow trading range. By Friday, however, both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ...

How to Amend Errors on Filed Tax Returns
- May 2, 2017
- Income Taxes
Filing your taxes can be a complicated, cumbersome process. As a result, errors sometimes slip through and make it into the...

Strong Markets and Slow GDP
- May 1, 2017
- Weekly Update
Stocks continued their advance on generally strong earnings reports this week despite the GDP report showing a slow first quarter economy....

Know What Makes a Gift Taxable
- April 18, 2017
- Income Taxes
When you give gifts of property or money to people, you may need to pay a gift tax to the IRS....

Stocks Slip for Second Week
- April 17, 2017
- MarketsWeekly Update
Last week, major indexes experienced losses for the second week in a row, with the S&P 500 falling 1.21%, the Dow...

Tax Tip: Claiming Employee Business Expenses
- April 13, 2017
- Income Taxes
As an employee, you may end up making out-of-pocket purchases to support your workplace responsibilities. When you do so, you may...

Domestic Stocks Have a Solid Start to 2017
- April 11, 2017
- MarketsWeekly Update
The first quarter of 2017 is now behind us, and although we won’t have complete economic data for a while, we...

What Are the Tax Benefits of Higher Education?
- March 29, 2017
- Income Taxes
Pursuing higher education can provide you with tax benefits that help offset the money you owe if either you, your...