Arthur's Articles

Current Interests

• Low Interest Rates – The Good, The Bad and The Seniors^NEW!
• Dividend Dynamics: Assessing the Benefits of Dividend-Paying Stocks^NEW!
• How to Repair your Portfolio^NEW!
• Pet Trusts
• Evaluating Early Retirement Offers
• The World Isn't Ending
• Divorce, Finance and Retirement
• It's Easy To Be a Hero When The Market Is Going Up

Retirement Planning

• Helping Your Folks
• Don't Knock Taking Your Employer Stock (Tax Implications of Employer Stock)
• An Offer You Can't Refuse? (Early Retirement Offers)

Investment Planning

• The Road to Successful Investing
• Dealing With Dividends
• What is Risk?
• Look Who Is The Twinkle In Your Eye… Dividends! (new dividend tax break)
• Tax Returns Can Help Achieve Financial Dreams

Education Planning

• States May Offer the Key to Meeting Education Costs

Tax Planning

• Roth IRA Conversion Could Mean Tax-Free Retirement Income
• Convert to a Roth IRA or Not?
• Limited Liability Companies
• Family Partnerships
• A Tax Deferred is a Tax Saved (annuities)
• Profit from your losses

Insurance Planning

• Long Term Care...It's not What You Think
• Charitable Giving With Life Insurance
• Planning for the Worst
• Life Insurance Dont's
• Should You Exchange Your Life Insurance?
  
• Survivorship Life Insurance
• Protecting Your Greatest Asset (Disability insurance)

Credit Planning

• Keys To Debt Management
• Credit Card Relief
• A Tale of Two Plastics (credit vs. debit)
• Don't Be A Victim: Protect Yourself From Identity Theft
  

Estate Planning

• Keeping It All In The Family
• Understanding Charitable Remainder Trusts
• Top Ten Estate Planning Goof-ups
• Trustee Basics
• The Dreaded Probate Process
• Family Partnerships
• Survivorship Life Insurance
• Florida’s Elective Share Statute

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