Didn’t get Public Service Loan Forgiveness? Try Again!
November 29, 2021
Didn’t get Public Service Loan Forgiveness? Try Again! Federal student loan programs have had forgiveness built-in for a while now, but forgiveness takes a long time.
Estimated Taxes
October 28, 2021
There always seems to be a mystique around estimated taxes. Often, we run into situations where people are not making estimated tax payments when they should, and sometimes, making these payments when they don’t really need to. Estimated tax payments are rendered unnecessary for most taxpayers, because most of their income comes from an employer […]
Market Commentary | October 2021
October 26, 2021
Summary Market Review Overall, the third quarter was a roller-coaster ride for the market. The Dow, the Russell 2000, the Nasdaq, and the Global Dow lost value, while the S&P 500 was able to eke out a quarterly gain. Treasury yields, the dollar, and crude oil prices ended the third quarter higher. Financials, information technology, […]
Open Enrollment
October 25, 2021
It’s OPEN ENROLLMENT season One thing I love about Maine: Seems like we have more ‘seasons’ than just about anywhere. Sure, some will say we have the four standard seasons: Spring, winter, fall, and the Fourth of July. To that list, you can add mud season, black fly season, blueberry season, hunting season, and (this […]
Improving your Credit Score
September 22, 2021
Your credit score is used by lenders to help determine the potential risk they are taking by lending you money. After-all, a loan that is not paid back is a bad investment. Credit scores do not operate like a game of golf where a lower score is better, so you’ll want to avoid that. Here […]
E19: Questions of the Month
September 14, 2021
Executive Summary In this episode of Financial Discretion Advised, Abrin and Tyler work through some recent questions from clients. They also debut a new podcast segment, “In the Headlines”. In the Headlines: We saw the August Jobs report a miss 235,000 out of expected 750,000. However, unemployment numbers are starting to look up as the additional unemployment […]
Why we don’t do hourly planning
August 27, 2021
“No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy” Helmuth von Moltke, Prussian Field Marshal – 1871 Financial Planning, as a service, is an amorphous term. It has been used to describe the process of selling financial products to consumers, legal and accounting work, and investment management. However, doing ‘real’ Financial Planning (as we see […]
Buying a home in a crazy market
August 12, 2021
Easily one of the most “I didn’t see THAT coming” fallouts from the pandemic has been the boost to the housing market, nationwide. While some areas have seen more frenzied action than others, the general trend has been toward one of the most significant ‘sellers markets’ in history. This has persisted into 2021, and as […]
Market Commentary | August 2021
August 4, 2021
Summary Market Review A combination of widespread COVID vaccine availability, a relaxation of pandemic-related constraints, and favorable economic data got the second quarter off to a strong start, with stocks making solid gains in April. The first-quarter gross domestic product accelerated at an annualized rate of 6.4%, claims for unemployment slowed, 266,000 new jobs were […]
