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Market-Timing Traps and Temptations

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on August 7th, 2022

Even though we know it was just dumb luck, can we get a round of applause for seeming to forecast last month’s surprisingly strong market returns? It’s almost (but not really) as if the market were reading our mind when three broad U.S.

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  • investment
  • Portfolio goals
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You May Receive an IRS Form 1099-K This Year

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on August 1st, 2022

Effective for 2022 and later years, Congress reduced the threshold for the Form 1099-K filing requirement from $20,000 to a mere $600. So, you might ask, what does that have to do with me? This change can impact taxpayers in several ways, some unexpected, so you may find yourself in for a surprise that can be unpleasant in some situations.

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  • Planning
  • Tax Law
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Protecting What’s Yours (While You’re Alive)

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on July 25th, 2022

Whether due to disability, dementia, or simply enjoying an exotic vacation, there are many ways you can end up unavailable to make critical financial or health care choices for yourself or your loved ones. If you’ve not documented your desires in advance, it can add extra stress for everyone, plus the outcomes may not be what anyone had in mind!

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  • Estate Planning
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Sun Setting on Home Solar Power Tax Credits

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on July 18th, 2022

 

If you have been considering installing a solar electric system on your home and taking advantage of the lucrative federal tax credit, time is running out. Unless Congress extends the credit, it will no longer be available after 2023.

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QUARTERLY MARKET REVIEW - Q2 2022

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on July 7th, 2022

Welcome to the second half of 2022. What’s up next? As always, your guess is as good as ours. If anything, the past quarter has demonstrated how even familiar shores can shape-shift on us with each tide.

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  • Diversification
  • Financial
  • Inflation
  • investment
  • Portfolio goals
  • Quarterly Market Reviews
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Three Crucial Lessons for Weathering the Stock Market’s Storm

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on July 4th, 2022

Investors can always expect uncertainty. While volatile periods like the one we’re experiencing now can be intense, investors who learn to embrace uncertainty may often triumph in the long run. Reacting to down markets is a good way to derail the progress made toward reaching your financial goals.

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  • Diversification
  • investment
  • Portfolio goals
  • Recession
  • Risk Tolerance
  • Stock Market
  • Stock Market Indexes
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Alert: A Massive New FinCEN Filing Requirement Is Coming

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on June 27th, 2022

Do you own a corporation, limited liability company (LLC), limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability limited partnership, or business trust?

Or are you planning to form one of these entities?

If so, be alert. There’s a new federal filing requirement coming.

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  • Business
  • Business Tax Law
  • FinCEN
  • Tax Law
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Six Ways a Recession Resembles a Bad Mood

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on June 21st, 2022

There’s been a lot of talk about recessions lately: Whether one is near, far, or perhaps already here. Whether we can or should try to avoid it. What it even means to be in a recession, and how it’s related to current market turmoil.

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  • Portfolio goals
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The Steps to Estimate Start-Up Costs Before You Launch Your New Business

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on June 14th, 2022

According to one recent study, start-ups created over two million jobs in the United States in 2015 alone. In fact, by 2018, there were 30.2 million such organizations operating in the country — making up a significant part of the economy.

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  • Business
  • Financial
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Worried About Stocks? Why Long-Term Investing Is Crucial

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on June 3rd, 2022

We live in a time of extreme uncertainty and the anxiety that comes with it. Against the backdrop of war, humanitarian crisis, and economic hardship, it’s natural to wonder what effect these world events will have on our long-term investment performance.

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