Obamacare Health Insurance Enrollment
Consumers continue to reach out to private health insurance market places such as www.MyHealthInsuranceUSA.com to learn about their plan options, to find out what financial help is available, or to select the plan that best meets their financial and health needs during the second week of Open Enroll
Top Tips for Your 2014 Taxes
The end of the year will be here before you know it, but there’s still time to take steps that may help reduce your 2014 tax liability. Here are some ideas to consider.
Increase tax-advantaged retirement contributions.
ObamaCare - Health Insurance Advice
Whether you love ObamaCare or not makes no difference.
November 15th 2014 is a critical day that many people become eligible to buy an ObamaCare Health Insurance Plan.
Economic Outlook - October 2014
Concerns over an earlier-than-expected tightening by the Federal Reserve, increased geopolitical tensions and signs of a weakening global economy weighed on equity markets in September. Despite negative returns in July and September, U.S.
How To Guard Against Fraud
Bernie Madoff became infamous for perpetrating what may be the biggest Ponzi scheme in history — costing unsuspecting investors more than $17.5 billion in principal and $47 billion in phony profits.1
In a classic Ponzi scheme, the person committing the fraud usually pays investors their returns wi
Be Careful When Cashing Out of Retirement Plans
Since the 2008, Americans have been keeping their jobs longer in Charleston SC, Charlotte NC, Miami FL and Atlanta GA. In 2012, the average tenure for U.S.
Economic Outlook - July 2014
Equity markets continued to grind higher in the second quarter despite continued tapering by the Federal Reserve, a negative GDP print, and rising geopolitical tensions. All asset classes have delivered positive returns in the first half of the year, led by long-term U.S. Treasury bonds.
Housing Trends: New Rules Could Revive Recovery
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that purchase mortgages from lenders and package them into securities that are sold to investors. The two companies currently back about 60% of all U.S.
Financial Calculators and Financial Planning
Only 46 percent of U.S. workers have tried to determine how much they will need to save for a comfortable retirement.
Economic Outlook - April 2014
The full quarter returns masked the volatility risk assets experienced during the first three months of the year. Markets were able to shrug off geopolitical risks stemming from Russia and the Ukraine, fears of slowing economic growth in the U.S.
Weighing Price and Earnings
As with any purchase, it would be wise to learn more about a stock before investing. Because no one has a crystal ball, the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio can be a helpful tool.
Benefitfocus, Boeing, Fedex, and Blackbaud Stock Option Plans and Common Stock Grants
Hedges Wealth Management is a boutique firm based in Charleston SC and within close proximity to Benefitfocus (NASDAQ: BNFT), Blackbaud (NADSAQ: BLKB) and FedEx (NYSE: FDX) and Boeing (NYSE: BA).
The Stock Market and New Calculations for GDP
The latest film you enjoyed at your local theater in Charleston SC, Miami FL, Atlanta GA or Charlotte NC may have cost $100 million or more to create, and much of that money was spent in communities where the film was shot or paid to people who worked on it.
Time for a Trust and the $5.34 Million exemption
Trusts have often been used to help protect assets from estate taxes, but fewer estates are subject to federal estate taxation since the exemption rose to $5 million in 2010 with annual inflation adjustments.
Economic Outlook - January 2014
2013 was a stellar year for U.S. equities, the best since 1997. Despite major concerns relating to the Federal Reserve (tapering of asset purchases, new Chairperson) and Washington (sequestration, government shutdown, debt ceiling), as well as issues like Cyprus and Syria, the U.S.
What Can We Expect in 2014?
The beginning of the year is a traditional time to look forward to potential economic developments.
