Why Would You Need Life Insurance?
Submitted by Townsend Asset Management Corp. on August 28th, 2019September is Life Insurance Awareness Month, a good time to evaluate your life insurance needs and review your life insurance coverage.
Avoiding Bad Financial Decisions
Submitted by Townsend Asset Management Corp. on August 23rd, 2019While we’ve all made financial mistakes, there are some decisions that can be much harder to recover from. Here are just a few of them:
Getting the most out of a 529 Savings Plan
Submitted by Townsend Asset Management Corp. on August 14th, 2019A college education does not come cheaply. Forbes has estimated that the price of a college education has increased 8 times faster than wages, making it a struggle for many families.
Market Strategies: Three Ways to Play Defense in Your Stock Portfolio
Submitted by Townsend Asset Management Corp. on August 1st, 2019Defensive investment strategies share a common goal — to help a portfolio better weather an economic downturn and/or bouts of market volatility. But there are some key differences, including the specific criteria by which particular stocks are selected.
Why Should You Think About Retirement Planning?
Submitted by Townsend Asset Management Corp. on July 25th, 2019If you’ve only just begun your career and are starting to collect a decent paycheck, the last thing on your mind is probably retirement planning.
Contributing to our Community of Veterans: Client Spotlight Shines on the Hartleys, McCombs, Blues, and Beairds
Submitted by Townsend Asset Management Corp. on July 19th, 2019We appreciate the wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, talents and interests of our clients, and from time to time we enjoy sharing their stories with you.
Should You Invest Internationally?
Submitted by Townsend Asset Management Corp. on July 10th, 2019Investing in foreign stocks provides access to a world of opportunities outside the United States, which may help boost returns and manage risk in your portfolio.
Eight Ways to Improve and Maintain a Good Credit Score
Submitted by Townsend Asset Management Corp. on July 3rd, 2019Whether you like it or not, your credit score can determine how easy or how difficult it is to buy a car, buy a house, get cell phone service, or even get a job. A bad credit score can negatively impact just about every area of your life.
Six Recent Personal Finance Trends Highlighted by the AICPA
Submitted by Townsend Asset Management Corp. on June 26th, 2019The American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA) recently published a list of personal finance trends that we should all be concerned about.
How Does Tax Reform Impact Charitable Deductions?
Submitted by Townsend Asset Management Corp. on June 17th, 2019Tax reform changes to the standard deduction and itemized deductions may affect your ability to obtain an income tax benefit from charitable giving.