In financial planning it is so important to understand the "why" behind our decisions. At SPP we have tried to be very intentional with the growth of the firm and not simply allow growth to drive our direction. In our own business planning we have started with that same question when we have asked as [...]
Wait, wasn’t the last “monthly” What’s New(s) with Seth in September? What happened to Q4? Little known fact about our PCFOs, there are only 10 months in their year because Oct/Nov/Dec are all combined into one long month we call “Year-End Planning”. They spend this time laser focused on making sure no stone is unturned [...]
We are officially in a stock market "correction". Professor Rene is here to share some perspective on what is driving the current drop in stocks and revisit the SPP playbook for times like this. As always, we're here if you have any questions. - Shaun
team noun 1: a number of persons associated together in work or activity: such as a: a group on one side (as in football or a debate) b: CREW, GANG Apologies if we were a little slow in replying to any of you this morning. Last night, the entire Single Point Team came [...]
Do you know a teacher, nurse, government employee or employee of a non-profit with student loans? If so, they will want to be aware of the changes made this week to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. In short, the program was designed to encourage students to enter these careers by providing forgiveness of student [...]
No matter how long you follow them, stock markets can continue to make you ask that question. As you know, we are not in the prediction business, we do like to put things in context and provide a little education where we can though. In this video, Professor Rene helps us understand why sometimes the [...]
Seth is back with another installment of “What’s New(s)?” highlighting the topics that he’s following closely which might have an impact on you, as well as some others that he thinks you might find interesting or fun. The house panel pushed through a revised tax proposal on 9/13/21. While there will most certainly be [...]
If you have kids who are dependents on your tax return, you may be wondering why you started receiving checks in the mail (or direct deposits to your bank) from the IRS in July. Earlier this summer, close to 39 million families started receiving advanced monthly child tax credit payments. With these payments came a [...]
Please welcome the newest Planning Analyst to the SPP team – Abraham Kirby-Galen! Many of you will get to know Abraham directly in the coming weeks/months, but here are a few fun facts to introduce Abraham in the meantime: Abraham grew up in Arlington, MA and attended High School at Gann Academy in Waltham Abraham [...]
There is a lot of complexity in the decision to get outside help for an aging loved one. The mix of technical knowledge needed to get the right help in place with the emotional aspects of the decision itself is sure to add onto an already stressful time in your life. Then there is convincing [...]
