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Why Do All Small Businesses Need a Website?
With over 40,000 searches on Google every second, which converts to 3.5 billion searches every day, your small business absolutely must have a website presence. Regardless of the industry sector that you operate within, your customers are more than likely searching for services like yours on the Internet. This sentimen
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Why Small Business Owners Need to Hire a Business Consultant
Small business owners are used to making all of the company's decisions and supervising all areas of its development and day-to-day operations. They
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What is a Trusted Contact? Do You Need One?
If you’ve not heard of the idea of a “trusted contact” for your brokerage account, you’re not alone. It’s a relatively new concept: In 2018, the
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Why Your 401(k) Is a Tax Trap (and What You Should Do)
Just about every financial expert I know advises savers to contribute to their company's 401(k) plan -- at least enough to receive the employer's matching contribution. I can't argue any differently. That company match is free money -- a bonus from the boss -- so why not cash in if you can? And, of course, the tax brea
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How To Use Your 401(k) Funds To Start A Business
November is National Entrepreneur Month. With studies showing 30% of new businesses are started by people above the age of 50, you might be
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How to Support Your Parents Without Derailing Your Finances
Helping your parents doesn't mean that you have to risk your own financial future. This article discusses ways you can support your parents and positively impact them as well as your own family
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No Summer Vacation This Year? What to Do with the Money You’ve Saved
From spring through summer this year, we’ve seen travel get disrupted by COVID-19. Some countries have even banned international travel to help contain the virus. SEE MORE COVID-19: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance to Change Our Spending HabitsClients at my firm who began planning dream vacations many months ago have been a
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Solo 401(k)s and SEP IRAs: What you need to know
As an owner of a small business, you have multiple roles to play, and saving for retirement is probably the last thing on your mind. However, with proper planning, it can minimize taxes and help make your business profitable. Solo 401(k)s and SEP IRAs are both tax-deferred retirement savings accounts for small business
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Are You on Track? Financial Goals for Every Decade of Your Life
Your career and lifestyle look completely different when you're in your 20s compared with when you're in your 60s: Your financial focus and planning in each decade should follow suit. Each decade is riddled with its own risks and problems, so it's important to know what to expect. Which decade can you afford to take mo
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Here's the checklist business owners should use when planning to reopen
After nearly two months of disruption, businesses around the US are impatient to resume operations. In one survey, half of small businesses said they were actively working on a local re-opening plan. In a separate question, half also said they could re-open in less than a month after restrictions end. In order to reope