This week Mega Millions has one of the biggest jackpots ever.It is estimated to be valued around $1 billion if the annuity option is chosen. Most people elect to take the lump sum (about $600 million). If you beat the odds of about 302 million to 1 and win by yourself, the first person in line ...
Members of the middle-class has been the bedrock of America for our entire existence. They operate the factories, staff the hospital, teach the students and fill all of the other positions that allow the country to operate. They also pay the taxes, volunteer to lead all the organizations and ...
Many people are concerned with what is going on in the economy and feel that there is nothing they can do to help their family.Tax planning can make a big difference in the future, and you can take some action right now.Too many people only think about taxes at the beginning of the year when ...
Other than a brief blip in March 2020, the stock market had been on a 12-year bull market.Since January of this year, the overall market is down around 20%. During much of the long-running bull market, the FAANG stocks were up much more than the overall market. During the 10 years from July 1, ...
This is the last column before we reach the 4th of July.This is often seen as the middle of summer, although officially, summer just began a week and a half ago. Many people go on vacation or host family reunions and other picnic activities. For many people, this is when the major impact of ...
Many people do not create an estate plan or do not consider all of the ramifications of their actions. This may be because they never get around to doing it or they don鈥檛 think their estate is big enough to need one.The easiest place to start is getting a will drafted by an attorney. If you ...
