Equifax Data Breach Bulletin
As you are likely aware, the credit agency Equifax recently announced a major data breach. Please consider your security options and course of action carefully, or consult with a cyber-security professional. Neither M. Brown & Associates or Ausdal Financial Partners…
2% COLA and Medicare premiums
Social Security checks will be going up by 2.0% in 2018, thanks to a blip in the CPI-W in the third quarter caused by higher energy prices. However, some clients will see little or nothing of their COLA. Because of…
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Private Exchanges a Practical Guide
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Healthcare Employer Mandate Explanation
Beginning in 2014, certain large employers may be subject to a penalty tax for failing to offer health care coverage for all full-time employees (and their dependents), offering minimum essential coverage that is unaffordable, or offering minimum essential coverage under…
M. Brown & Associates is proud to have supported Community Access Naperville 2013 C.A.M.P.
“CAMP went really well – the participants all had a great time and the parents were thrilled to be able to hire two teachers instead of one and a parent volunteer each day. We have you to thank for that!…
M. Brown & Associates is proud to have been part of Bridge Communities Home Makeover Project
“It feels so magnificent and exciting to come home each night to such a beautiful new place. It’s funny, because at the end of the work day I feel the same old grind, but then this big flash of excitement…
M. Brown & Associates is proud to have been part of Jim’s Home Makeover Project
Well, I must say that an amazing transformation took place at Jim’s home! We arrived to get rid of stuff while Jim sorted through everything. Two wonderfully hard working cleaning ladies arrived at 11am and worked until 5pm. They were…
Links to our friends and organizations that we encourage and support
Rally for Ryan Rally Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy The ARK Caring for Chicagoland’s Jews, One by One Will County Humane Society Will County’s oldest No-Kill animal shelter. Elizabeth Stavros Memorial Fund A Chicago area organization supporting those who face the…
4 Must-Know Rules for Inherited Roth IRAs
Careful planning and execution can allow a Roth IRA beneficiary to benefit from tax-deferred growth for as long as allowed under the tax code. How long this can be is primarily determined by “beneficiary status”—and in some cases, whether there…
Against The Gods
I recently picked up “Against The Gods – A Remarkable Story of Risk” by Peter L. Bernstein because it was on a number of must-read lists for investing nerds. The book is essentially history book on the topic of risk….