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2 major tax law changes for individuals in 2019
While most provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) went into effect in 2018 and either apply through 2025 or are permanent, there are two major changes under the act for 2019. Here’s a closer look. 1. Medical expense deduction threshold With rising health care...
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A refresher on major tax law changes for small-business owners
The dawning of 2019 means the 2018 income tax filing season will soon be upon us. After year end, it’s generally too late to take action to reduce 2018 taxes. Business owners may, therefore, want to shift their focus to assessing whether they’ll likely owe taxes or...
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Gated Life Lessons
In Memoriam. Alan R. Cochran (1/3/1953-8/2/2018) Valued Client. More Valued Brother-in-law and Friend. For several summers, my family and I made trips to Hilton Head with my sister, Kathy, and her husband, Alan. On one trip, we had been to dinner together and were...
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Power & Presence Part 2
In part 1, we explored “quality of presence” as the way you show up in the world. Presence is your particular flavor and awareness, the way you hold space and move through the details of your days. It is perhaps the difference between the way a school kid who is...
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Power & Presence, Part 1
We live in a truly beautiful world full of goodness and life. One doesn’t have to look very far to find something to appreciate—friends, family, tangy yellow lemons, those elegant cats we call jaguars, moonlight, fast cars, folk music, kissing, and delicious tacos. Please add your own favorite things to the list. We also live in a world that can be scary, unpredictable, and traumatizing.
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Minding the Gaps
Each season offers gifts all its own. January’s spare beauty seems fitting after the extravagance of the holidays. Trees have shed every outer expression of the living sap within. Icy streams conceal mottled fish resting below. Snow blankets the fields’ ridges,...
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A Truly Generous Holiday
In the waning days of 2017 we have circled ‘round again into the season of celebration. Our neighborhood landscapes are renovated with twinkling lights, parades, and inflatable Santas. Our inner landscapes of the spirit often feel transformed as well, somehow more...
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Wealth Consciousness, Part 2
Earlier this month we explored common beliefs about money that either limit or enlarge our horizons. Now let’s talk specifics, stating the obvious first! Compounding interest is the way to go for long-term wealth creation. Beyond your 401K though, you probably have...
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Wealth Consciousness, Part 1
The Alchemy of Blessing
Blessing is a beautiful Old English word that means to consecrate or to give thanks. We count our blessings and ask blessing upon our meals. Blessing has even deeper roots though in the porto-germanic word for blood. To bless originally meant to mark or hallow with...
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