End-of-the-Year Top 10 To-Do List
Here’s a fourth quarter “Top 10 To Do List” of items that have a year-end deadline: Make sure you take out your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) if it applies to you or be liable for a 50% penalty on the amount that should have been withdrawn. If your income tax bracket is low this year, […]
Read ArticleWorthPointe Featured on Best Austin Financial Planners List
The Austin Business Journal recently featured WorthPointe on their list of top Financial Planning Firms in the Austin area that they released earlier this month. The 2017 list of financial planning firms was open to comprehensive financial planners with offices in the Austin area. We’re proud to provide support the Austin community with comprehensive and […]
Read ArticleDivorcing from a Lender’s Point of View
This is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Certified Financial Planner™ Scott O’Brien’s brand new e-book Surviving to Thriving: A Financial Resource for Divorcées and Widows. This e-book brings you in depth information from 7 experts across industries to help women manage the financial and personal elements of life’s major transitions. Download your complimentary copy […]
Read ArticleOrange County Homeowners’ Guide to Cut Your Tax Withholding
Do you get big tax refunds every year? Cut them out! This article will show you how. In a following article, I offer to help you fill out your W4 and DE-4, or check your math, for free. (See details to follow; there’s no sales pitch, no obligation of any kind.) Also in a […]
Read ArticleYour Defenses Against Fraud
Fraud is a reality we must constantly guard ourselves against. There are those who can be considered trusted advisors and there are those who will always be unscrupulous. We know and understand that. Yet, by nature, many of us want to trust and open up to the friendly and seemingly knowledgeable folks we meet. It’s […]
Read ArticleA Look Back at 2016 and What Might Be Ahead
2016 has come and gone. It started out in a very rocky fashion, with comparisons to 2008 that were too numerous to count. Let’s be clear. As we’ve emphasized in past summaries, markets don’t always trade in a quiet and orderly fashion. But, just because we run into turbulence doesn’t mean it’s time to retreat […]
Read ArticleAnother Year of Reaching For Your Dreams
“New Year’s Day is every man’s birthday.” — Charles Lamb As the calendar turns to 2017, we at WorthPointe Wealth Management hope you give some thought about what you want to accomplish in the New Year — as you move closer toward achieving your dreams.
Read ArticleWishing You and Your Loved Ones a Joyous Holiday Season
“The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each other’s burdens, easing others’ loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of the holidays.” — W.C. Jones At this joyous time of the year, we at WorthPointe Wealth Management wish you and your family a wonderful holiday celebration filled […]
Read ArticleOur Perpetual Thanks To You and Your Family
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My Thanksgiving is perpetual.” — Henry David Thoreau When you celebrate the joyous day of Thanksgiving, we at WorthPointe Wealth Management hope you take a moment to count your blessings and give thanks for the health and happiness of your family.
Read ArticleSecret Loopholes in Advisor Fiduciary Duty to Clients?
I got a call from a reporter this week asking if I thought there were any loopholes in the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) supposed expansion of the “investment advice fiduciary” definition. I’ve written on this topic before, but it’s worth looking at from multiple angles. This is quite possibly the most important story of […]
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