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pPresident-elect Donald Trump has taken the “bull by the horns,” so to speak, and proposed a sweeping tax reform plan that will diminish what goes to the US Treasury in the form of tax revenues in the hopes of stimulating the economy.

pIt is crucial to understand your small business’s tax responsibilities, and there are real risks if you do not.

pHaving to manage personal finances is one of the stressful realities that makes up a part of normal daily living. As a single person managing his or her finances, he or she doesn’t have to be concerned with coordinating financial management efforts with anyone else.

pBefore making your next donation to your favorite charity you might want to do some research. Do you really know to whom you’re donating? Do you know the charity’s stated mission? How much of your donation goes toward achieving the charity’s mission?

pExpanding a company’s business (or an aspect of its business) internationally might be a good thing.

pWhen a real estate investor or consumer puts money in the residence where he or she will live, that investment is often among the most expensive that he or she will make.

pIn the real estate lending world there is typically something called a “Pre-Approval” letter or a “Pre-Qualification” letter.

pA disaster loss is a loss attributed to a casualty occurring in an area declared by the President of the United States to be a disaster area entitled to federal assistance. Thus, in order to qualify as a disaster loss, the loss must also qualify as a casualty.

pBrexit is an abbreviation for the term “British exit.” On June 23, 2016, a referendum was passed by voters in the United Kingdom approving the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

pIn our May 2015 newsletter article “Understanding Reverse Mortgages,” we presented an overview of what reverse mortgages are all about.