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 […]
The Powerball Jackpot: Lessons Learned by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA A Quick Lesson on Taxes, Annuities & Gambling Powerball is over! Thank god! Didn’t win, huh? Did you learn any personal finance lessons from this? After all, you did lose […]
Financial Focus: Are you ready for a Big Income Tax Refund? by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA, PFA Holiday time is over! Thanksgiving and Christmas have passed. The time for spending has finished! It is time to pay those holiday bills. Maybe you’re […]
Financial Focus: A Free Times Square Party for New Yorkers? No, Thank you! by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA Since its inception in 1904 — attracting some 200,000 people in porkpie hats and “breeches” — New Year’s Eve in New York’s Times […]
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 […]
Financial Focus: Permanent Tax Credits!? by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA The House Ways and Means committee came to an agreement for key legislation to renew a series of tax provisions that had been the source political wrangling repeatedly over the past decade. […]
$15 For The Bridge! Happy Birthday MTA by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA Transportation. Whether it is public or private transportation, at the very least, should provide a safe, cost efficient way to move around the City! But $15 to commute over a […]
Financial Focus: Does Dr. Ben Carson want to be President or be rich? by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA To run any business, big or small, you must know how to be successful in the four pillars of running a business: marketing, […]
Financial Focus: Making Pay Raises Fair to Council Members and The People of New York by Anthony Rivieccio, PFA, MBA It would be fair to say our New York City Council members have been very busy this past year. From reviewing City […]
Rebranding The South Bronx: #WhatPianoDistrict? By Anthony Rivieccio Officially, the effort to rebrand the South Bronx started in April, when Keith Rubenstein, a founder of Somerset Partners LLC, a private equity firm, purchased two industrial properties –2401 Third Avenue and […]
Financial Focus: I’m Hungry! Where’s the Local Diner? By: Anthony C Rivieccio, PFA, MBA Do you remember a time when you wanted a cheap nice quality breakfast for under $4 to start your day? Do you remember stopping off with the […]
Financial Focus: Democratic Presidential proposals; What do you want to fund first? by Anthony Rivieccio Free College, Free Health Care, $2500 Child Care Credits, Infrastructure Funding, Reduce Government Spending! It’s the silly season as presidential candidates rollout their economic plans […]
Financial Focus: When did a $5 lunch become $13? The Sad Cost of ATM Fees By Anthony C Rivieccio, MBA, PFA Responding to several hundred constituent phone calls to his office about skyrocketing ATM fees, New York Senator Charles Schumer this […]
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 […]
Affordable Pet Health Care Ideas By: Anthony Rivieccio, MBA, PFA Cats, dogs, hamsters, snakes, and fish! Yes, they are our loving pets! But food, medical and other animal expenses keep going up. It’s hard enough these days to take care […]
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