Every year since I can remember, I have prepared a Christmas Wish List for Congress, and every year the theme seems to be the same. Last year, I wrote (modified ...

December is here, and if you are like most people, you are not quite sure how it snuck up on us so quickly. With Thanksgiving having occurred so late in Novembe ...

Our recent Blogs have outlined financial changes coming from government-controlled entities (including the U.S. Tax Code, Social Security, and Medicare, especia ...

As an American taxpayer, financial planner, and part-time radio host, one of my self-appointed responsibilities has been to enlighten our audience as to upcomin ...

Uncertainty is the bane of the stock market, as well as tax planners and investors everywhere. Throughout the 2024 Presidential Election Cycle, prognostication ...

During the closing weeks of each calendar year, our Federal Government trickles out tax changes that will affect savers and investors in the coming New Year. Th ...

Last week, we began a discussion that emanated from a radio listener’s inquiry. The general topic was preparing Americans for Retirement Planning and the need ...

Following a recent episode of The Van Wie Financial Hour, a listener hit the nail squarely on the head with his observation that learning about retirement only ...

What a difference a degree or two can make, as we all learned this past week from Hurricane Milton. This strange disturbance deep in the Southwestern Gulf of Me ...

Florida’s First Coast dodged a bullet last week, when Hurricane Helene roared through several states for hundreds of miles, wreaking untold devastation on are ...

“Silly Season” is in full swing in Washington, D.C. This is the period immediately preceding a Presidential Election, a period during which excessive promis ...

Only five months have passed since our past April 15th tax day, and most people are not thinking about year-end tax and financial planning just yet. In a “nor ...