Equifax: Protecting Your Identity
…agencies. We recommend you consider taking the following precautions to protect your security and identity: Place a credit freeze. A credit freeze will halt any application for a new line…
…agencies. We recommend you consider taking the following precautions to protect your security and identity: Place a credit freeze. A credit freeze will halt any application for a new line…
…year. Qualifying expenses include tuition, fees, books, supplies, computers, and computer-related equipment. Room and board also qualifies as long as your student is enrolled at least half-time. One caveat: If…
…funds—grow tax-free. Withdrawals for qualified medical expenses are not taxed. An additional benefit: Unlike flexible savings accounts, HSA balances carry over year to year. Wisely invested and left to grow,…
…the same time he made the comments above. Buffett wagered that Vanguard’s S&P 500 Index Fund, designed to track the average performance of large American companies, would deliver better returns…
…and French published their research. These results confirm what Fama and French proposed back in 1992—investors were likely, but not guaranteed, to earn higher returns by favoring small cap and…
…of the best investment advice I’ve ever received has come from an unlikely source—my mother. “Your father and I know nothing about money.” My mother would have turned 73 last…
…$12.92 million. Keep in mind this exclusion is not guaranteed to last. Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the lifetime exemption will fall by more than half at…
…investors nervous? The Long and Short of Yield Curves A yield curve is simply a line created by plotting bond interest rates across various maturity dates. The most frequently referenced…
…execute transactions, or engage in activity in your account. A trusted contact does not become a power of attorney, legal guardian, trustee or executor simply by virtue of being a…
…that after adjusting for company size and price, companies with higher profitability delivered better returns. While more profitable companies would ordinarily be expected to have higher relative prices today and,…
…company. This is true whether that company is headquartered in Delaware or Denmark. The fundamental risk of owning a stock is the same across geographic markets, which is why it’s…
…the Oregon College Savings Plan is a state-sponsored, tax-advantaged 529 savings plan designed to help participants save for future college costs. Earnings grow free from federal tax, and Oregonians can…