It’s tax season…again, and many people are starting to get or have already received their W-2 wage statements from their employers and are gearing up for filing their tax returns.
What is a 1099 and Why Am I Getting One?
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Education Articles
Secure Act 2.0 Overview
This overview is intended to be high-level and cover some of the themes, and a few key details, to help in your understanding of the SECURE Act 2.0.
When RIAs Should Sell Minority Shares – Retiring Legacy Debt And Dormant Partners
Originally published on Financial Advisor Magazine on 2/22/2022 Over the past two years, many owners of RIAs with $200 million or more in assets have become accustomed to being approached by financial or strategic partners with acquisition offers. And there's no end...
4 Tips for Smarter Gifts to Charity
How to use a donor-advised fund to get the most tax bang for your charitable buck.By Rachel Elson, CFP® Wealth Advisor, Perigon Wealth ManagementDon't give to charity for the tax benefits: Give because you're committed to using your money for an important cause. But...
ESG Matters McDivitt on ESG Barriers
In our latest ESG Matters video, Mark McDivitt of State Street joins us to discuss the current state of #ESG. Key takeaway for financial advisors trying to better understand this space: ESG is simply risk management. At a time when the vast majority of corporate value...
Summer Streets Program #2 – Options Trading
Watch Perigon's Senior Investment Strategy Jonathan Masse, CFA® talking about Options Trading as a part of The Street Smarts "Summer Streets" program. The Street Smarts (TSS) is an Oakland based nonprofit that provides a unique opportunity for historically...
Summer Streets Program #1 – Alternative Investments
Watch Perigon's Senior Investment Strategy Jonathan Masse, CFA® talking about Alternative Investments as a part of The Street Smarts "Summer Streets" program. The Street Smarts (TSS) is an Oakland based nonprofit that provides a unique opportunity for historically...
Suggestions for Long-Term Financial Health
Sometimes simple is best. Many of us tend to complicate our financial situation; overthinking our options while ignoring the basics. But like anything else, the simplest rules are often the most important ones; and the ones most likely to be ignored. How many of these...
Avoiding Bad Financial Decisions
Managing finances properly is mainly common sense. While we’ve all made financial mistakes, most of those mistakes are easily rectified, particularly when promptly corrected. However, there are some financial decisions that can be much harder to recover from. Here are...
AICPA Highlights 6 Recent Personal Finance Trends
The American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA) recently published a list of personal finance trends that we should all be concerned about. These trends highlight the fact that almost 63 percent of Americans today are unable to pass a basic financial literacy test. Here are...
Should You Be Participating In Your Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)?
Before answering this question, it’s important to understand what an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) is. An ESPP is a company sponsored benefit plan that allows employees to make after-tax deferral contributions that can be used to purchase shares of the company...
Finance Cost of Owning a Pet
Has a dog or cat grabbed hold of your heart? It doesn’t take much. A paw on the arm. A lick on the nose, or a soft purr or whimper can turn most of us into dog or cat parents in minutes. With animal shelters across the U.S. frequently at their max, there are a record...