It’s probable that “tens of millions” of taxpayers have paid this sort of penalties and interest during the three and a half years that the disaster declaration was in force. You can check your returns from the years in question, or request a “tax account transcript” from the IRS, to see whether you are among those impacted.
Is it time to panic? Probably not. Stay invested, stay diversified, and stay active in the world, working for the things you care about.
Over the weekend and early on Monday, we received a flurry of messages from our clients – “What’s happening? Should we do something?” Briefly: While we certainly recognize and understand the concerns about what’s going on, we think it wise to exercise caution with respect to our clients’ portfolios right now.
While there is abundant cause for concern in the current political and social situation, our approach has always been to look beyond the current circumstances, and to construct prudent portfolios that can survive most short-term stresses. Briefly, we believe that Trump’s cruel chaos does not create a need to make big changes to your investments at this time.
After a week, it’s really beginning to sink in: Donald Trump has won a second term as President of the United States. Although public polling had been tight for quite some time, the clarity of the result this time caught many of us by surprise. Financial Planning Magazine polled “wealth…
This debt ceiling nonsense appears to be a manufactured crisis, which could and probably will be resolved pretty easily, and the best approach for all of us is to remain invested in our long-term portfolios.
Going “all-in” on the transition to a renewable energy economy now is the key to a secure, stable, and environmentally sustainable future.
Our friend Sonia Kowal, President of Zevin Asset Management, recently posted this statement on the crisis that’s unfolding in Ukraine. We have been trying to write something to express our dismay and heartbreak — but Sonia’s words here capture our thoughts exceedingly well. Thank you, Sonia, for allowing us to…
A few of our clients here in Santa Fe read an article in today’s local paper by Doug Lynam, a partner at LongView Asset Management here in town. The article is headlined “Fight the power, save the planet”, which doesn’t sound particularly scary – but one of our clients asked…
Last week we saw our Commander In Chief, Trump, unilaterally decide that Transgender individuals were no longer fit to serve in the military. Too expensive he said. Unequivocally untrue, but what isn’t that comes out of this administration these days? The backlash was immediate. The call from GLBTQ organizations was…
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