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Medicare changes retirees need to know about
New laws are here! The new Inflation Reduction Act is a big enchilada of green energy spending, corporate taxes, and some major changes to Medicare. Is this deal a big deal? Could be. I’ll wrap it up for you at the end. First, here are some Medicare changes you might want to know about:1 Medicare will be able to negotiate drug prices (starting in 2026) For the first time, the Medicare program will have the power to negotiate the cost … Continue reading
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Was your business affected by COVID in 2020 or 2021?
The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a generous stimulus program designed to bolster those businesses that were able to retain their employees during this challenging time. Due to the extremely complex tax code and qualifications, it is severely underutilized. Your business may be eligible for Employee Retention Credits. We’ll identify stimulus funds you are eligible for at no charge. Our designated firm only gets paid after you do. Changes to the Federal Cares Act have made billions more funds available with expanded … Continue reading
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Social Security 2022 Trustee Report
How secure are your future Social Security (SS) checks? Turns out, not very secure. After 2034, when the Trustees say they will run out of “reserves” there will only be enough money coming in from workers to pay just 77% of your promised retirement benefits! Your SS income may be cut by a quarter or so. But that’s not all. Medicare Part A, which helps pay for services such as inpatient hospital care, will be able to pay scheduled benefits … Continue reading
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Recessions and the Stock Market
The stock market and the economy are not always in sync with one another. Here is an interesting look at every recession since WWII along with S&P 500 returns in the 6 months leading up to the recession, during the actual recession itself, and then 1, 3, 5 years, and 10 years from the end of the recession: Sometimes the stock market front runs the economy. Sometimes stocks are too slow to react to economic data. Sometimes stocks fall as … Continue reading
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Bear Markets
It’s been about two years since we’ve “endured” a bear market so it’s probably a good time for a refresher on markets: Bear markets are normal. They can be painful. The reasons are always different but the emotions are the same. No one knows how deep they will be. No one knows how long they will last. They do come to an end eventually. Below is a chart showing all of the bear markets since 1950. It shows when the … Continue reading
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