Tax season is in full bloom as we count down the days to the income tax filing deadline which is Tuesday, April 17. What are the most common filing errors? What if you’ve already made a mistake? WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON TAX RETURN ERRORS? • Incorrect Social Security...
Paul K. Fain, III, CFP®
Paul Fain Is Keynote Speaker At Financial Planning Association’s Annual Retreat
Paul Fain of Asset Planning Corporation will be the keynote speaker at the Financial Planning Association’s Annual Retreat (https://fparetreat.org/) to be held April 23-26 at The Wigwam in Litchfield Park, Arizona. With his talk billed as “A Pioneer, A Profession, A...
WBIR: Saving for Financial Health
In March, many employers, banks, and organizations promoted “America Saves Week.” The message was simple: Making an effort to save is vital to your financial health. Whether it is putting change in a piggy bank or contributing to a 401k plan at work it can mean big...
KNS: Are economic forecasts as reliable as reading coffee grounds?
My family has Appalachian kinfolk who will predict your future by reading coffee grounds. Of course, you could just visit a fortune teller in Pigeon Forge. While I don’t know the track records of mountain folk divinations or palm readers, I do enjoy keeping an annual...
WBIR: Bond Investments
The recent spike in market volatility has left many investors concerned about their portfolios and uncertain as to how a rise in interest rates impacts their bond investments. LET’S START WITH BONDS 101, HOW DO BONDS WORK AND WHY DO WE BUY THEM? Bonds are generally...
WBIR: Generations on Retirement
It probably comes as no surprise but different generations have different perspectives about retirement planning. What about you? How does your age impact your plan decisions? HOW ARE THE AGE GENERATIONS DEFINED? Millennials (Gen Y): Born 1980 to 1994 Gen X (Baby...
WBIR: Recent Market Volatility
The U.S. stock market recently entered correction territory - dropping about 10% - for the first time in two years. The increased market volatility continues to rattle investors. What is causing the market decline and what should you do about it? Here are 8 tips for...
WBIR: Super Bowl Money
Let’s have a little fun – can the winner of the Super Bowl game predict the stock market’s next move? Well, the “Super Bowl Indicator” is a superstition that says that the stock market's performance in a given year can be predicted based on the outcome of the Super...
WBIR: Neighbor Spoofing
The bad guys are always trying to take your hard-earned dollars. “Neighbor spoofing” is one of the latest strategies used by scammers. Forewarned is forearmed! HOW DOES “NEIGHBOR SPOOFING” WORK? Neighbor spoofing is designed to trick you into answering the phone. It...
Knoxville News Sentinel: The Hidden Costs of Social Media
Let’s forget the stock market for a moment. The events of our daily lives, not Wall Street, may determine our financial security or ruin. Let’s just suppose, your teenage student has a grudge against a high school teacher and begins a smear campaign on social...