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Financial Focus: Trump vs Clinton — Their Tax Plan (Part 3)

Financial Focus: Trump vs Clinton — Their Tax Plan (Part 3)

Trump vs Clinton: Their Tax Plan, Our Economy, Your pocketbook. Who wins? Who loses? (Part 3) By Anthony Rivieccio, MBA If you followed the first two parts of our story, let’s remember some of the simple but most important things we […]

by · September 9, 2016 · Financial Focus, Personal Finance
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Financial Focus: Trump vs Clinton: Their tax plan and our Economy: Who wins, who loses!

Trump vs Clinton: Their Tax Plans and our Economy — Who wins, who loses!  (Part 2 of 3) Anthony Rivieccio, MBA For this discussion it will be helpful to think of our economy as working on four buckets of ” […]

Financial Focus: Trump vs Clinton And Your Pocketbook

Financial Focus: Trump vs Clinton And Your Pocketbook

Trump vs Clinton Who’s right for your (and America’s)  pocketbook? (Part 1 of 3) Anthony Rivieccio, MBA, PFA If the fight for the presidency comes down to economics (and pocketbook issues) this election day, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are offering two […]

Financial Focus: Start Tax Planning Now

Financial Focus: Start Tax Planning Now

So you want a bigger tax refund next year? Start tax planning now.   by Anthony Rivieccio MBA, PFA So, you got your tax refund! Happy? Should it be bigger? Do you want a larger refund next year? If so, then […]

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Op-Ed: Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump

Political Corruption vs. Crazy Business Smart By Dennis A Conforto  It appears the presidential race is narrowing down to two candidates, Clinton and Trump. Hillary Clinton, in my opinion, is the most politically and morally corrupt candidate to ever run […]

by · March 13, 2016 · Op Ed
U.S. News & World Report Ranks the 100 Best Places to Live

U.S. News & World Report Ranks the 100 Best Places to Live

U.S. News & World Report Ranks the 100 Best Places to Live Denver, Colorado, is #1; followed by #2 Austin, #3 Fayetteville, and #96 New York City U.S. News & World Report ranked the 2016 Best Places to Live in the […]

by · March 3, 2016 · News
Financial Focus: Is there a time bomb in Donald Trump’s tax returns

Financial Focus: Is there a time bomb in Donald Trump’s tax returns

Is there a time bomb in Donald Trump’s tax returns Since the first day the Donald announced that he was running for President, he said he would release his financial information. When Mr. Trump says he’ll release his financial information, he […]

by · February 25, 2016 · Financial Focus, Politics
Financial Focus: IRS Audit Cometh

Financial Focus: IRS Audit Cometh

Financial Focus: I got an IRS letter for an audit; what do I do? On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the worst), being audited by the IRS could be a 10. Audits can be bad and can result in […]

Financial Focus: Simple Taxes: Absolute Zero. Do it for Free!

Financial Focus: Simple Taxes: Absolute Zero. Do it for Free!

The Next Big Income Tax Scam By Anthony Rivieccio, MBA, PFA Have you seen enough of the income tax commercials yet? Get your simple taxes done for free, they say! Absolute zero, they call another program.  “Pay nothing, file for […]

Financial Focus: The Most-Overlooked Tax Breaks for the Newly Retired

Financial Focus: The Most-Overlooked Tax Breaks for the Newly Retired

The Most-Overlooked Tax Breaks for the Newly Retired by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA,PFA *Bigger Standard Deduction When you turn 65, the IRS offers a gift in the form of a bigger standard deduction. For 2015 returns, a single 64-year-old gets a […]

Financial Focus: Tax-Planning in 1 week

Financial Focus: Tax-Planning in 1 week

Financial Focus: Tax-Planning in 1 week by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA  As the year draws to a close, we should run through a last-minute checklist of tax planning issues. A turbulent economic and legislative environment means there are several major complications […]

by · December 24, 2015 · Personal Finance
Financial Focus: Can Donald Trump’s Income Tax Plan Save America? (Part 1)

Financial Focus: Can Donald Trump’s Income Tax Plan Save America? (Part 1)

Financial Focus: Can Donald Trump’s Income Tax Plan Save America? (Part 1) by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA, PFA   As the leading GOP candidate for president, real estate developer and reality TV star Donald Trump must show how he would lead […]

by · October 1, 2015 · Business, Personal Finance
No new taxes is good tax news

No new taxes is good tax news

No tax news is good news, for now E.J. McMahon One of the best things about New York’s newly adopted state budget for fiscal 2016 is something that’s not in it (yet): a costly new state subsidy of homeowners’ local property taxes. […]

by · April 1, 2015 · Op Ed, Personal Finance
Financial Focus: Wealth and Taxes

Financial Focus: Wealth and Taxes

Accumulate wealth and  reduce your tax burden Have a savings account? Own investment mutual funds?  Guess what, your taxes are going UP! Improving economic and market conditions are leading to an increase in capital gain value for savers and investors. Based […]

Financial Focus : Income Tax Planning, Chapter 5 – Small Business & Taxes

Financial Focus : Income Tax Planning, Chapter 5 – Small Business & Taxes

Tax planning could be a challenge for businesses this year. As of this writing, several valuable tax breaks that expired Dec. 31, 2013, have not been revived by Congress. In addition, some significant tax-related changes under the ACA require attention. […]