What can financial planning learn from military strategy? More than you might think. In this reflection, Stephen Yoskowitz shares how his time working alongside U.S. forces shaped the way he approaches uncertainty, discipline, and long-term readiness. Strategic Readiness: Why Comprehensive Financial Planning Resembles Military Strategy In the late 2000s through the mid-2010s, I [...]
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. Maura Healey released a $750MM tax reform plan for the state of Massachusetts. Among the notable proposals: [...]
Seth is back with this year's first 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. Ben Carlson, an investment professional and author of the fantastic blog “A Wealth of [...]
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. Included in the Omnibus spending bill that the Senate passed earlier this month was the SECURE Act [...]
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. A recent Morningstar study found that investors earned ~9.3%/year in mutual funds and ETFs over a decade [...]
Massachusetts taxpayers will be excited to find out that they will be receiving a refund from MA for tax year 2021! Massachusetts law dictates that if tax revenue collections exceed a certain annual tax revenue cap then all excess will be returned to taxpayers. MA exceeded the cap in 2021, so what this functionally [...]
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. Editor's note: This blog post was supposed to go live last month.. but I forgot to set the [...]
My Introduction to Star Trek After we’ve put the baby to bed at night and set tomorrow’s coffee to brew, my husband and I watch Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was raised on Star Trek, I was not. Watching it for the first time, I am struck by how timeless it is, and [...]
