It won’t be long before you’ll be fussin’ and cussin’ again as you gather all the tax information needed to step back in the...
Wait a minute! I thought giving gifts was a great estate planning tool. Conventional wisdom has always said that gifts reduce the size of...
Gifting is a great financial planning tool, especially at the end of the year. Alhambra's Bob Williams goes through the basics.
It’s called the survivor trap or widow’s penalty. It’s a financial monster that eats away retirement income after one spouse dies, often leaving the...
What a crazy housing market! Skyrocketing prices, no haggling on the asking price, and bidding wars that create offers way above the asking price....
Tax Time—it’s one of those phrases that strikes fear in the hearts of even the strongest among us. It can send one spouse scurrying...
There
are certain questions of life we all want answered. What happens when you die?
Does my life have meaning? How long should I keep tax...
Alhambra's Bob Williams describes a type of investment not often thought of as a possible charitable donation, but one that lets you and the...
The end of the year is a financial opportunity—an opportunity to take advantage of remaining tax breaks and keep Uncle Sam’s hand from going...
In 2012, the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) established, for the first time, a permanent estate tax and gift tax exemption. The exemption is...