2021 Social Security Tax and Benefit Increases Announced
The Social Security Administration recently announced 2021 increases to both benefits and the taxable wage base for FICA taxes.
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Dial 9-8-8 for a Mental Health Crisis; Enforcement Against Violence in the Native American Community; and Enhanced Protections for Veterans and Wildlife
National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 (S 2661) – Introduced by Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) on Oct. 22, 2019,…
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Exploring Brain Computer Interface: Tech That Connects to Your Brain
Imagine using your mind to control machines, or your employer reading how you feel in real time from a dashboard?…
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Why Gratitude is Important During a Pandemic
We’re living in unprecedented, challenging times. If you’re feeling stressed and scared, you’re not alone. However, there is a way…
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A Realistic Picture: Will You Be Able to Afford In-Home Elder Care?
By the end of September, the nation had recorded over a quarter million cases of COVID-19 and nearly 60,000 deaths…
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How Would a Second Stimulus Check Impact Markets?
The $1,200 stimulus check sent out to individuals had mixed impacts on our economy, based on academic research, including by…
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How to Effectively On-board & Train Employees Virtually
With COVID-19 still requiring remote working, companies that effectively on-board new workers retain their workers longer, have better worker performance…
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Our Top 6 Year-End Tax Planning Tips
This has been a year of economic and tax uncertainty with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, potential stimulus bills…
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Space Weather Forecasting, New Safety and Transparency Reporting Guidelines, Paying to Charge Federal Electric Vehicles, and a Plan to Celebrate Route 66
PROSWIFT Act (S 881) – This Act was sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) on March 26, 2019. The legislation…
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The Importance of an SSL Certificate and Best Practices
An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate used is to encrypt traffic between systems, such as client and server. This is…
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Avoid Wasting Money on Digital Marketing with These Tips
In last month’s article titled “How to Make the Most of Digital Marketing,” we examined…
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Affordable Lunches for Kids Learning at Home
Due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, many schools across America have transitioned to at-home learning. This alone presents a whole…
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Long-Term Financial Impact of COVID-19
As bad as the economy is right now due to the COVID outbreak in the United States, many economists are…
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Examining Fed’s New Targeted Inflation Policy
Looking back to 2012, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) – a collaboration of the 12 regional Fed banks and…
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Plan for Business Continuity if Second Wave of COVID Hits
With winter around the corner and the threat of seasonal viruses looming, a second wave of COVID-19 poses a real…
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What’s Next for a Stimulus Bill?
The Senate Republicans' slimmed-down stimulus bill recently failed to materialize after receiving less than the 60 votes needed to move…
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Laws to Enhance Benefits for Service Members, First Responders, Veterans and to Restore National Parks and Public Lands
A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in…
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How to Make the Most of Digital Marketing
Digital marketing is not a new phenomenon. However, new realities imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of…
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Five Ways to Manage Back-to-School Stress
If you’re anxious about sending your children back to school, you’re not alone. In fact, a recent poll from ABC…
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Tips for Retiring in the Next 10 Years
The stock market continues to perform with relative resilience, despite the current economic decline. But to be clear, without 100…
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