Financial Planning

June 28, 2016 

This quarter, the top five external risks cited were: 1) oil/commodity prices, 2) U.S. economy pullback, 3) new/burdensome regulation, 4) the upcoming election/political uncertainty in the U.S., and 5) global growth/recession/volatility and capital ...

June 22, 2016 

Contrary to the popular wisdom about Millennials being debt-averse and using debit cards or checking accounts, a new survey by analytic software firm FICO shows Millennials want credit cards and use them regularly.

June 15, 2016 

Crunching numbers sums up the view many individuals have of the accounting field and it was just that for many years, given the relatively limited amount of data that had to be entered and worked with. Financial reports, after all, only rely on a ...

June 15, 2016 

A client asked his CPA for her opinion regarding an investment they were considering. Because the CPA did not have experience with this type of investment, she advised the client to consult with his own financial adviser, but she did not document the ...

June 13, 2016 

Overall, the poor and less educated are the least likely to own credit cards. 72% of people who make less than $30,000 per year do not own a credit card, compared to only 18% of those who are card-less and make over $75,000.

June 13, 2016 

Beware of the "wash sale" rule. This rule says you can't deduct the loss from the sale of securities if you buy "substantially identical" securities within 30 days before or after the loss sale. The disallowed loss is added to your basis in the new stock.

June 8, 2016 

The research also found employment-related costs spiked sharply for the largest companies ($5 billion or more in revenue) to 5 percent of revenue, compared to 1.1 percent in 2015. According to the study, this may be a reflection of the tight market ...

May 28, 2016 

Offering the most up-to-date EMV security technology, the FreshBooks Card Reader provides dual chip-and-swipe capability to protected small business owners from fraudulent transactions. Credit card information is not stored on the device and is ...

May 24, 2016 

Wealthsimple, Canada's leading online investment service, announced they have launched an automated platform for financial advisors to manage their clients' investment portfolios.

May 19, 2016 

Millennials are now the largest generation of working-age adults in the country, even though their Boomer and X counterparts still take an occasional jab at how the "internet generation" has always had it so easy or is, perhaps, a little out of touch ...

May 17, 2016 

SIFMA recently hosted a roundtable on green financing with leading financial services participants and members of Congress to drive a discussion between industry and lawmakers on the role of the capital markets in funding green ...

May 11, 2016 

Some 73 percent of controllers say that a technology-driven financial reporting audit helps them assess comparative company performance in their industry. Additionally, more than one-third of respondents say a technology-driven audit improves speed ...