There is a lot of concern and talk about the increase in cyber-attacks and hacktivist uprising amidst the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Continue reading
Cyber War: How to Fire Back
Author Archives: Marie Villard
What To Do If You’ve Been Hacked
The latest cybersecurity attack of Equifax is probably one of the biggest hacks in the history of the internet. Continue reading
Changes to Money Market Funds in Your Accounts
Due to upcoming regulation, we recently began the process of changing the money market funds (the cash position) in your accounts. Continue reading
The Two-Minute Tour
Curious about where we work and who we are? Watch this video to take a brief two-minute tour of our office! Continue reading
Changes to Schwab Monthly Statements
If you received your Schwab monthly statement in the past week, you may have seen an insert in the mailing talking about some upcoming changes to the way Schwab will be reporting your account activity going forward. Continue reading
Update on 2015 Tax Forms
Schwab has announced that the mailing dates for 2015 tax forms will be a little bit later than they have in previous years. Below is a modified schedule of when you should expect to see your forms, either via mail … Continue reading
Year-End Gifting | A Triumph of Kindness
Ben Franklin said “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” And, while that was some 250-ish years ago, nothing, still, is more certain. So, as year-end approaches, you may want to give some … Continue reading
There’s an App for That
A couple of years ago, I wrote a blog post about how to jumpstart your New Year’s resolutions where I discussed a few ways to keep track of and record the progress of your projects and resolutions. One of the ways … Continue reading
There’s Still Time to Make an IRA Contribution
Even though 2014 has come to an end, there is still time to save for retirement while possibly qualifying for a tax deduction. Both traditional IRA and Roth IRA contributions for tax year 2014 can be made up until the … Continue reading
eApprovals and eSignature
Last month, Schwab launched two new online request tools known as eApprovals and eSignature. These new services are open to all of our clients, require Schwab Alliance online setup, and is backed by DocuSign®, the leading provider of digital signature … Continue reading