One of the most difficult decisions for families as a parent ages is the question of staying at home versus a more structured institutional environment. For the senior, the goal is to age in place on one’s own terms in a place that is familiar…
In this edition of the Digest, we talk about what happened to the Fiscal Cliff, YeBu’s 5th anniversary, Elissa’s new role as Chair of the Foundation for Financial Planning, our newest CFP®, some tips on applying for the FAFSA, and the winner of our company Fantasy…
On January 1, 2013, Yeske Buie celebrated its 5th anniversary. Elissa and Dave have been in the profession of financial planning for 30 years and in business for themselves for 23 years, Yeske & Co. having been founded in 1990 and Financial Planning Group in…
Elissa has been honored by the Foundation for Financial Planning (FFP) by officially becoming the Chair of the Foundation for 2013 after serving as Chair-elect for 2012. “We are about helping people in need take control of their financial lives through pro bono advice and financial…
Yeske Buie has joined in on the sports fun by having the staff participate in the different sporting challenges throughout the year ranging from the World Cup to March Madness to Fantasy Football. The YeBu Live Big Fantasy Football League was our most recent competition…
There has been no negotiation reached on how to deal with the nation’s borrowing limit and the deadline for mandatory spending cuts has been extended for two months. However, a significant amount of what relates to individual taxpayers has been addressed in the American Taxpayer…
We recently posted an analysis of the tradeoffs involved with realizing embedded capital gains in 2012 before presumed higher rates kick in starting January 1 (Cliffhanger: The Fiscal Cliff and Year-End Planning), in which we focused largely on the tradeoff between keeping more capital invested and eventually having gains…
In this edition of the Digest, we talk about our family trees, the “fiscal slope”, and share a few videos ranging from perhaps the most beautiful flash mob ever to a quick Cliff Notes of Obamacare. Climbing the Family Tree At Yeske Buie, we recently…
We’re sure that you’re sick and tired of hearing about the fiscal cliff at this point, and we don’t blame you. The looming tax increases and spending cuts have spawned no end of “cliffhangers” and “Cliff Notes” describing the impending doomsday if Congress and the White…