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 ...
May 4, 2016
Despite the years that have passed since the financial crisis known as the Great Recession, many retirees are still feeling its aftereffects. A new survey from the nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS) finds that only 45 percent of retirees say that they have either fully financially recovered or were not impacted. Thirty-five percent...…
May 2, 2016
80 percent of respondents said that credit scores were important. When asked what attributes were important in a spouse, 92 percent of survey respondents said financial responsibility.
April 26, 2016
The path to achieving financial milestones like paying for a college education, buying a car, owning a home and retiring at an early age always begins with one step: saving for the future.