September 12th, 2018 Newsletter

Statute Of Limitations Can Sometimes Hurt Taxpayers
The statute of limitations can be a beautiful thing. After three years or maybe six years, you no longer have to worry about a mistake or an aggressive position on your tax return being challenged. After ten years from an assessment you …
Forbes

Don’t Wait to Get Ready for the 2019 Tax Season
For most people, taxes are something to worry about in the closing days of the year and in the week before April 15. Unfortunately, if you wait until …
Fox Business

5 Things to Do 10 Years from Retirement
There’s a red zone both in football and retirement planning where the game is often won or lost. For football, it’s 20 yards from the goal line …
Investopedia

Property values: How to size up your home’s tax assessment to see if it’s fair
As property values rise, a creeping tax looms. Left unchecked, property tax bills can swell over time. To prevent this annual pain in the pocketbook …
USA Today

Found out your colleague makes more than you? Here’s what to do about it
Now it’s more acceptable to talk money to help workers better know their worth in order to negotiate salaries and raises. But what should you do …
CNN Money

Essential Ways to Keep Your Finances on Track
By Kimberly J. Howard via Iris.xyz Everyone wants financial stability. However, many people struggle to keep things on track as they fall into debt …
Fox Business

How to Teach Your Children About Money
Here are three small lessons parents can put into practice for young children, and three more for older kids to grow on. Megan and Chad were determined …
Kiplinger

Avoid One Of The Most Common Estate Planning Mistakes
There’s a mistake families at every level of wealth often make when they go through their estate planning process, and decide how to allocate money …
Forbes

Why wages are finally picking up. And will it last?
Thousands of Walt Disney World workers may be getting a raise. Union members are voting on a new contract that would increase the starting minimum wage …
USA Today

Is Debt Settlement a Good Idea?
Creditors are calling you every day, you dread going to the mailbox because of what you may find, and you’re losing sleep at night trying to figure out …
Fox Business

How Mortgages Affect Credit Scores
Financial gurus are constantly warning consumers to keep their credit score in tip-top shape if they’re planning to purchase a home in the near future …
Investopedia

“I can complete the project under budget and ahead of schedule, but you’ll need to allocate additional time and money for that.”
Copyright © Randy Glasbergen

Trivia
What do the letters represent in the over-the-counter stock market acronym NASDAQ?
See the answer below.

Amazon Hits $1 Trillion Valuation
Amazon.com Inc. followed Apple Inc. to become the second U.S. company to reach $1 trillion in market value, reflecting the online retailer’s striking …
The Wall Street Journal

What Year Was It?

Lascaux cave paintings discovered

Near Montignac, France, a collection of prehistoric cave paintings are discovered by four teenagers who stumbled upon the ancient artwork after following their dog down a narrow entrance into a cavern
The day was Sep 12. What year was it?

Quote of the Week
“You can’t have a million-dollar dream with a minimum-wage work ethic.”
Stephen C. Hogan

Trivia Answer
What do the letters represent in the over-the-counter stock market acronym NASDAQ?
Answer: National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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