After 30 years or so helping dozens of UMass Memorial Healthcare employees better understand their retirement options, I thought I would share the three most common concerns I hear from many of them and hopefully by doing so, if you have these same or similar concerns, you will get a better understanding of how to…
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Three Estate Planning Strategies to Take Advantage of Low Cryptocurrency Valuations
Bitcoin’s value has ranged from less than a penny to nearly $20,000 since its inception a little over ten years ago now. Within the last year alone, bitcoin’s value has fallen from $11,000 to a low of around $3,500. Many other digital currencies and tokens, which are referred to as “ALT coins” have seen their…
How Are Bitcoin and Crypto Taxed?
One of the cypherpunks’ original goals when developing digital money was to operate outside of government control, but the Internal Revenue Service has put a big damper on that possibility as we will discuss below. People who hold crypto largely for ideological reasons can still take a chance on evading taxes, and they may succeed….
What Questions Should I Ask at a Divorce Consultation?
You’re savvy enough to know that you need an attorney to counsel you about your divorce. The first step is selecting a divorce professional. If your divorced friends were satisfied with their legal representation, you could ask them for their lawyer’s contact details. Keep in mind that each case is unique. Just because your friend…
Can You Insure Your Bitcoin?
If you could buy insurance to protect your bitcoin, would you? As with all kinds of insurance, your answer is probably, “Sure—if the coverage is good and the price is right.” What might you reasonably expect bitcoin insurance to cover? Let’s think about the types of losses insurance covers for other currencies and investments. How…
DIY Divorce: Is It Worthwhile?
You know the divorce process is hard. You know it’s expensive to hire an attorney. Is it possible — or desirable – to do it all yourself, without legal assistance? Like most legal questions, the answer is … it depends. Here are some pros and cons of a DIY divorce without a lawyer’s expert legal…
The Sneaky Thing That’s Stopping You from Having an Excellent Credit Score
You know your credit score matters. Your score helps determine how easy it is for you to get financing – as well as the kind of interest rate a lender will offer you. That’s a big deal when it comes to something like buying a car or a house. The difference between a 4% interest rate…
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