Tax Time Is Finally Here From Lee Sherbakoff,The Nalls Sherbakoff Group, LLC. Dear Friends, Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses were forced to close, and jobs were lost. So, the federal government extended tax season to give taxpayers a break, moving Tax Day to...
15 Body Language Blunders Successful People Never Make
Our bodies have a language of their own, and their words aren’t always kind. Your body language has likely become an integral part of who you are, to the point where you might not even think about it. If that’s the case, it’s time to start, because you could be...
A Look at How CFOs and Their Companies Are Using Social Media
When it comes to social media North American CFOs say their companies have focused mostly on the risks so far rather than the opportunities, such as using it to get customer feedback or foster internal collaboration. In particular, they say most of their attention has...
6 New Ways to Measure Your Financial Goals
Most of us want goals to shoot for, but all too often we pick the wrong ones. Earlier this month, Adam Nash, the chief executive of Wealthfront, explained the strange way this tends to happen at work. In a Corner Office column, he told my colleague Adam Bryant that if...
How to Calculate Your Personal Balance Sheet
What do you own and what do you owe? To figure out where you stand financially, you need to know your net worth — and yet that number is surprisingly difficult to calculate. Your assets are more than just your home and your investments, while your liabilities extend...
Saving for a Bucket List That’s Likely to Evolve in Years Before Retirement
When most of us imagine retirement, our minds wander to what we’ll get to do then that we don’t have enough time for now. If we’re lucky, we can push the uncertainty of our investment performance and future health out of our minds and picture all the fun we’ll have....
A Breakdown of How the Market Performs After Midterm Elections
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — As you already know, Republicans had a great night Tuesday, taking control of the Senate and easily retaining their House majority. U.S. stocks appear headed for big gains Wednesday, but then history shows midterm elections have typically...
In Life and Business, Learning to Be Ethical
Lots of New Year’s resolutions are being made — and no doubt ignored — at this time of year. But there’s one that’s probably not even on many lists and should be: Act more ethically. Most people, if pressed, would acknowledge that they could use an ethical tuneup....
7 Ways to Avoid an IRS Audit
It’s the 1% no one wants to be a part of: the share of Americans who get audited. The Internal Revenue Service is tracking down people who may be shorting the tax man by understating their income, exaggerating tax breaks and skipping out on other tax liabilities. And...
Tax Strategies for Small Business Owners
If you’re running your own business, then finding time to keep up on money-saving tax strategies can be a challenge — one that’s complicated by the fact that tax laws are constantly changing. Here are three simple tax strategies to keep in mind as Dec. 31 approaches....