With the housing market as hot as it is, economists from all ends of the spectrum have become increasingly vocal as to their predictions for the upcoming years. Some have tossed around the term “housing bubble” with memories of the 2008 housing crisis, while others have argued that home prices have been increasing at stable levels and will continue to do so.

The term “Sandwich Generation” refers to the phenomenon in the U.S. and many Western countries where a large and ever-growing percentage of the population provides care for their aging parents or relatives in addition to their children.

The new tax act didn't’t leave a lot of time for interpretation or action. If you itemize your deductions and they total more than $12,000 (single) or $24,000 (married), you should seriously consider these four strategies. We know you only have a few days left in the year, but the savings could be worth thousands of dollars.

This Holiday Season, families will reunite and celebrate various holidays and traditions. This time of year is often filled with joyous emotion as many view their families, friends, and others closest to them as their main source of happiness. Many of those same people have also said, “Money can’t buy happiness!” …But can it?

A common question we ask in our planning conversations is “Who depends upon you for financial support?” More commonly the answer is not just elderly parents, but adult children as well.

Now we have your attention! After going to numerous conferences this year and witnessing this Bull Market approach 9 years, we are starting to hear more about what we should do when the market pulls back.

Fall is here. The air is crisp, the leaves are raked (until next week) and the bulbs are planted…flowering bulbs of varying size and color….arranged so there is continuous color from early spring to the late fall.