What is Tax Planning?

What is Tax Planning?

In business they say, things that are measured do well, and things that are measured and reported do tremendously better. Sadly, most taxpayers skip to the reporting and never do the measuring! You have to pay your taxes and you have to do tax reporting. Tax planning...
An Icon, A Mentor: John “Jack” Bogle, The Legend

An Icon, A Mentor: John “Jack” Bogle, The Legend

By: Joe Clark, CFP There are differences between icons and legends. Icons are poster-children for something and legends something be it a feeling, process or product. Warren Buffet is an icon of value investing but didn’t invent the concept. The Lone Ranger invoked a...
Don’t Let Poor Tax Planning Derail Your Retirement

Don’t Let Poor Tax Planning Derail Your Retirement

This is a letter of apology and explanation. Loudly proclaimed and often stated, I have boldly said I hate the Internal Revenue Service. The reality is I love our country and the benefits it provides including being able to make statements about the core funding...