This Guest Blog Post was written by Vinicius "V" Hiratuka, founder of Elevated Retirement Financial Services (https://elevatedretirement.com/). V is an amazingly talented CPA & CFP® who we have been fortunate to collaborate with over the past few months. We hope you will be hearing more from V in the months ahead. Below, V addresses recently proposed [...]
In addition to the work we do for our clients at Single Point, I am equally as proud of our team's commitment to using the knowledge and experience we have as financial planners to give back to those who need advice the most. We're honored to be featured in the below article from the Financial [...]
For most people, tax season begins in February or March and entails the following: Send a completed tax organizer and your documents to your accountant in early March In 3-4 weeks, you hear back from your accountant and they tell you what you owe/are getting back In some cases, the accountant will say “you should [...]
It's fall, which means it is likely the time of year for you to review your health insurance coverage. Whether you are covered via work, Medicare, or an individual plan you should take this time to analyze your coverage and ensure you have the right plan in place for your needs going forward. Medicare [...]
This quarter RJ addresses the recent announcements from three major custodians (Schwab, TD, & Fidelity) that they are lowering their trading costs to $0. You know nothing is free, so RJ shines a light on how custodians really make money and our focus on the all-in costs to our clients when helping you choose who [...]
You get a letter telling you your long-term care premiums are going up....again. What is the first thing you should do? Personally, I mutter some swear words about greedy insurance companies under my breath first. After that, the next thing to do is take a step back. Revisit your overall situation and the reason for [...]
For the past year, SPP has been incubating a new financial technology, Knudge (www.knudge.com). The idea for Knudge was born out of the work we do for you, our clients, here at Single Point. In addition to the Planning, Strategy, & Advice, a huge part of our role as your Personal CFO is to act [...]
I know, just when you were getting used to me being a member of Single Point and the unique spelling of my last name… I’m changing it! I’ve decided to take my husband’s last name (and move up one spot in the alphabet) so we wanted to make you aware that you will start seeing [...]
Capital One announced a data breach yesterday, which is estimated to impact approximately 100 million individuals. Customer data, including credit scores, contact information and in some cases, social security numbers and bank accounts were compromised for their customers or people who applied for credit card products from Capital One. More information on the breach can be [...]
We're happy to bring you our quick quarterly markets update video from our CIO, Rene Jarquin. We urge you to please take part in the very important survey below as well!
