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Market commentary, tax and estate guidance, and firm news, in plain English.
Tax Planning
MCF Insights: Tax-Efficient Investing
Taxes are a reality of life. As a result, taxes should be included in the evaluation and construction of any portfolio plan. Investors that ignore the effect of taxes on investments may end up paying higher taxes and earlier than needed.
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Financial Planning
MCF Insights: Special Needs Require Special Planning
Make sure you protect against disqualifying an individual for services
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Investment Markets
MCF Insights: Market Corrections Can Be Healthy and Beneficial
Why is a market correction healthy and beneficial? Because it prevents another bubble from forming. Bubbles occur when stock prices get clearly out of line with the earnings potential of the underlying companies.
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Estate Planning
MCF Insights: An Estate Planning Primer for Business Owners
Business owners have enough responsibilities when it comes to managing their business and personal finances. There is one particular aspect of their financial lives that is often neglected until it’s too late, and that is the management of their estate. However, it is the one…
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Tax Planning
Tax Diversification
For Maximum Retirement Income You Need Tax Diversification One of the most important tenets of investing for retirement is to diversify broadly for the best possible long-term returns in your portfolio. However, for the best possible outcome in generating maximum retirement…
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