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Retirement Planning For Women: Turn These 4 Challenges Into Opportunity With Proper Planning
Not all retirement planning is created equal. Retirement planning for women comes with its own set of challenges — and the opportunity to save more through proper planning. Planning your financial future can be complicated. Every financial journey is unique and includes important personal choices that have significant benefits and consequences. That’s why we partner…
Longtime Vance Wealth Team Member Barbara Erickson Announces Semi-retirement
One of the privileges of being on the Vance Wealth team is helping you design a completely unique financial journey — and then watching as you reach success and independence in finances and life. Today, we are proud to watch one of our own do the same. “Just as we want each of you to…
Vance Wealth Purchases Santa Clarita Building
Financial planning team expands presence in Santa Clarita, in response to local growth Santa Clarita, CA — Prompted by 15 years of steady growth, financial planning team Vance Wealth purchased a new building in Santa Clarita, bringing its entire team under one roof for the first time. “At the core of Vance Wealth is a…
State and Local Tax Reform
The new tax reform bill that has been agreed upon by the House and Senate, but not yet signed into law as of December 18th, seeks to limit the deduction of property taxes as well as state and local income taxes for 2018 and beyond. While the bill is not finalized, it might make sense…
Do your property taxes exceed $10,000 per year?
The new tax reform bill that has been proposed by the House and Senate seeks to limit the deduction of property taxes for 2018 and beyond. While the bill is not yet finalized, it might make sense for you to be proactive on this issue. If you pay more than $10,000 per year in…
Market Update-Q4, The Final Stretch
The third quarter has come to an end and the holiday season is quickly approaching. Markets have continued to impress year-to-date and according to Raymond James Chief Investment Strategist, Jeff Saut, “Evidence suggests investors are witnessing the biggest bull market on record1.” Here is a recap of where various market indexes have performed through September,…
Mid-Year Investment Update
Automation is currently impacting our global economies. In an article published by The Economist, titled “Taking Flight,” the evolution of drone technology is discussed in great detail. Until recently, the marketplace for drones had been divided into two main spaces, toys and weapons. The vast majority of worldwide spending on drones (approximately 90%) can be…
THE TRUMP ERA – How the new Presidency may impact the American economy, and what that means for you
The first three months of the Trump presidency have been politically tumultuous and divisive. Opinions on the work he has done so far, and the work he has planned for the future have been far-reaching, and are being debated everywhere from our newsrooms to our living rooms. It can be challenging sometimes, to cut through…
Investment Update – Quarter 1
The end of 2017 brings to a close one of the best years for global equity markets in nearly a decade. I like to think of 2017 similar to the climb to the top of a rollercoaster. People were excited, it was a slow and steady climb, and there wasn’t much in the way of…