Do You Need as Investment Advisor?

Very often people have money that they want to invest in order to have income from that money, but they may not know a lot about how to invest or have the time to manage a large investment portfolio. In addition, they may not be sure of what amount of their total capital needs to be invested in stocks and bonds, savings and cash accounts, insurance, property, or even direct investments in businesses. Charitable donations and trust funds are also considerations. For this reason, many people need to have a good investment advisor.

What is a Good Investment Advisor?

A good investment advisor needs to understand the stock market, other investment opportunities, insurance products, and tax laws as they pertain to wealth management. Charitable donations can have tax advantages, and may be personally attractive to many people for personal reasons. Anyone who wants to contribute to charities by any significant amount needs to know how tax considerations can increase the effectiveness of their gifts.

Every investment portfolio needs to be designed to fit the personal needs of the individual who owns it. If you are planning to retire in 20 years, your investment needs are different from the needs of a person panning to retire in one year.… Read the rest

3 Reasons to Use Tax Software to File Your Taxes

With the deadline for the payment of the 2013 taxes approaching fast, the usual confusion at this time of the year is seen all across the country among the highly vexed and hassled tax payers – in a last minute rush to get their finances in order before time runs out. And typically, this time of the year sees a peak in the the hourly wages of your friendly neighborhood accountant. So the average American tax payer ends up shelling out an inordinately high amount in getting the right income tax services, which is comparable to the actual taxes that he or she ends up paying. A much simpler and economical solution would be to file the 2013 taxes yourself using the excellent tax software that is available in the market.

Tax Software :
A tax software is a special software with the sole purpose of helping an individual or a business to prepare income tax returns and also file it successfully. Tax software are available in stand alone packages or in a special Software As a Service (SaaS) form. Popular tax software packages include the TurboTax, using which you may file your taxes either using its online service after downloading the software or by ordering a CD in which the software has been installed.… Read the rest

Turbo Tax Super Bowl Commercial

The Super Bowl can be described as one of the most watched sporting events on this planet. Many people gather together on Superbowl Sunday together with family and friends to relish in the experience. Hundreds of thousands of chicken wings, pizzas, french fries, chips and dip, and other snacks are purchased to munch on during the game. People put on their favorite team’s jersey and dare others to doubt their talent in this game. There are multiple bets placed on the game and everyone is on pins and needles until the winner is chosen for this game.

Statistics show that almost half of the viewers of the Superbowl are there for the commercials. Turbo-tax has come up with some catchy, slightly amusing content for their upcoming Super Bowl commercials. One shows a female asking her significant other a million questions that could impossibly difficult for a male to answer. The narrator then states, if you can answer these questions then you can do your own taxes. Another commercial shows a woman spinning around in her chair asking whether she turned a college degree into a paying gig. All the commercials have the same concept, though they creatively seem to arrive to a concept that is different.… Read the rest