Here is something no one thinks about. If you are retired and have unpaid federal student loans, the fed will be withholding from your social security payments. See this article from SmartMoney by Annamaria Andriots:http://www.smartmoney.com/borrow/student-loans/grandmas-new-financial-problem-college-debt-1344292084111/So I guess retirees should pay their student loans, huh?Remember, You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035
California house prices up for a 3rd month
Well the last three months appear to have been better for real estate in California. Here is an article in the Orange County Register by Jonathan Lansner and Jeff Collins:http://lansner.ocregister.com/2012/08/08/calif-house-prices-up-for-a-3rd-month/165342/Maybe things are turning around!Remember, You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035
Families with Financial Plans Manage Money Better
A new survey says that if you have a plan for your money, you become better at managing it. This article in Accounting Today by Michael Cohn gives the details of this survey:http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/families-financial-plans-cfp-board-cfa-63376-1.html?ET=webcpa:e5920:204199a:&st=email&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WebCPA_FinancialPlanning_080212If you need help putting together a plan, you can get help from the financial professionals in the Resource section of my website:https://briantstonercpa.com/Resources.htmlEveryone needs a plan, right?Remember, You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035