Single Point of View
Single Point of View is our way to occasionally share planning ideas relating to personal finance. Our goal is to pass along concepts that you may not be exposed to on a daily basis.
Changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness
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 loans after 10 years [...]
Why is the market so high, when there is so much bad news?
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 markets seem to be [...]
What’s New(s)? with Seth: September 2021
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 modifications before anything is [...]
Child Tax Credit: What is it and Should I be taking it?
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 lot of questions, such [...]
Welcome Abraham Kirby-Galen!
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 graduated Magna Cum Laude [...]
When Your Aging Loved One Refuses Assistance
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 your aging parent that [...]