Over the course of a lifetime, college graduates are more likely to stay employed and will earn more.
The Metuchen Arts Council's ART in the GARDEN TOUR, Saturday, June 8, 10am-5pm will feature five lovely Metuchen gardens, along with visual art, poetry, and live music.
If you inherit the IRA of an individual who has a required distribution for the year, you – as the beneficiary – must take any remaining required minimum distribution (RMD).
One reason for being scrupulous with family and related parties: to save yourself headaches with the IRS.
Something about “alimony” strikes a nerve in divorcing couples.
Cranford's "Old Peppy"
In this episode of the Sales Management Minute, find out if you are making this sales talent evaluation mistake.
The IRA-to-charity strategy is particularly helpful for people who have accumulated a lot of money in their IRAs but don’t need the money to live on.
Under the intestate laws, it is possible for NJ to "inherit" your property (the state stands last in line of potential heirs).
Counselors Nathalie Centinaroa, and Fran McTernan share important career tips in a presentation for the Scotch Plains Careers Group at the Scotch Plains Public Library.
If you are the beneficiary of a deceased IRA owner, you have to begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs).
Info on my children's books. One deals with helping a child deal with loss.
Adult learners are succeeding at college while enjoying the experience.
Schoolteacher and part-time writer who wants to expand her audience.
One of the best and last gifts you can leave your loved ones is a well-planned and organized estate.
Get some professional help when getting divorced.
In the alphabet soup of company forms (S-Corp, C-Corp, LLC, LLP, LP, LTD., and so on and so forth) there is a growing turn toward a slightly more obscure acronym: the ESOP.
Is sales candidate reference checking a waste of time? Learn how to turn this into an invaluable part of the candidate evaluation process in this Sales Management Minute episode.
Families saving for college poured billions of dollars into U.S. 529 education savings plans over the past five years.
Credit shelter trusts are a way to take full advantage of state and federal estate tax exemptions.
Cranford's Indian Village
Telling heirs how much they stand to inherit can be a subject fraught with emotional land mines for parents …
Even if you do not have a federal estate tax liability you may have a New Jersey estate tax liability. The NJ exclusion is only $675,000.
The Wall Street Journal reported in an article titled “Google Lets Users Plan ‘Digital Afterlife’ By Naming Heirs”
Scotch Plains resident to direct new play about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
"I can't tell you how many times I've seen people not get what they want because the patient did not adequately share their wishes." Fern Baudo
If you are either an expatriate or inpatriate, you tax situation becomes extremely complicated.
Sometimes, it just takes one person longer than the other to accept that it is not working out.
Charitable-minded taxpayers should be aware of the numerous tax advantages of giving qualified retirement plan and individual retirement account (“IRA”) benefits to a charity.
“Basis” is tax lingo for what the cost of a particular item is for determining gain or loss. Determining basis and tracking it can be difficult and an administrative burden.
Mold -- the dreaded four-letter word.
The "portability" law … attracted strong bipartisan support in Congress. Perhaps more importantly, it generally makes sense—even though, like most tax laws, it can be tricky.
Sales leaders can be susceptible to being tricked by sales candidates. Learn how in this episode of the Sales Management Minute.
Privacy deserves to be respected and preserved. But HIPAA [the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, 1997] protects the patient, not the institution or the provider.
A scheme undertaken to defraud your creditors is a fraudulent transfer; that is, the desired outcome to protect your assets will not work.
Ownership of life insurance policies has been declining over the last couple of decades, so how do you know whether you have enough?
Cranford's Alice Lakey...a Leader in the "Pure Food Movement" in the Early 1900's!!
If you are planning your estate, or have already inked your planning, how will your loved ones react to their inheritance? Are you providing a “fair” or an “equal” inheritance?
In short, “illiquid assets” can present a great challenge to proper planning for you, your family, and your estate.