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Elections and the Stock Market: Much to Do About Nothing

Submitted by Beacon Financial Planning of Cape Cod, Inc. on May 19th, 2016

It’s a presidential election year and with that comes the invariable stock market correlations seeking to predict election results or forecast the market’s direction.  On one hand, the performance of the stock market during the two months leading up to the election has been somewhat of a predictor of who will win the race.

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Understanding the Time Value of Money

Submitted by Beacon Financial Planning of Cape Cod, Inc. on May 19th, 2016

In the realm of financial planning, time is our most valuable asset.  It’s available to all of us, providing each individual with the same opportunity to optimize its value in building wealth. It’s the only resource we all have over which we have some degree of control.

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Our Biggest Financial Challenges are often Self-Inflicted

Submitted by Beacon Financial Planning of Cape Cod, Inc. on April 13th, 2016

In many respects, people can be their own worst enemies in their quest for financial security. When you consider that our lives are nothing more than a culmination of the decisions we make each day, if we tend to make more bad decisions than good decisions, or worse, if we can’t make decisions at all, it’s should be no surprise when financial security  remains elusive.

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Are My Social Security Benefits Taxable?

Submitted by Beacon Financial Planning of Cape Cod, Inc. on April 13th, 2016

The quick answer is “it depends.”  But, for the 33 percent of retirees who now rely more heavily on their Social Security benefits to sustain their lifestyle, the answer takes on even more significance.  Generally, your income from Social Security is not taxable on its own; but when it’s combined with other sources of income for tax reporting purposes, a porti

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Important Updates to Social Security Filing Strategies: File & Suspend and Restricted Application

Submitted by Beacon Financial Planning of Cape Cod, Inc. on February 25th, 2016

New legislation will eliminate "file and suspend" and "restricted application" Social Security filing methods that were previously available to married couples.  There is a small window to be grandfathered and file under these methods; however, the deadline to do so is April 29, 2016.  Below, we discuss these two filing strategies and how they may impact you.

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Retirement Readiness Infographic

Submitted by Beacon Financial Planning of Cape Cod, Inc. on February 25th, 2016

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The Great Panic of 2016

Submitted by Beacon Financial Planning of Cape Cod, Inc. on January 22nd, 2016

Wow! There’s no diplomatic way to say this: the global stock markets are in panic mode right now. In two weeks of trading, the U.S. S&P 500 index is down 8% on the year, which brings us close to correction territory (a 10% decline), and has some predicting a bear market (a 20% decline).

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The Drama on Wall Street

Submitted by Beacon Financial Planning of Cape Cod, Inc. on January 22nd, 2016

Have your long-term financial goals changed in the last three days?

Are American companies less valuable because investors in China are panicking?

Is there any reason to think that because Chinese investors are panicking, that Chinese companies are less valuable today than they were a few days ago?

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