For the professional golfer, hitting your ball into the water has its price: It can be embarrassing. The internet is littered with stories and images of PGA Tour players...

“Atlas through hard constraint upholds the wide heaven with unwearying head and arms.” – Hesiod

I am often asked how to raise a financially literate child. It seems easy enough, right? We help them with some terminology, coach them to have financial discipline and...

Parsec invests in a variety of securities for its clients. These may include mutual funds, exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), and individual stocks, among others. All of these investments...

If you’re a bogey golfer, you’ve probably had your share of three putts (and sometimes four), but I’m willing to bet you haven’t experienced anything like what happened to...

I joined Parsec last November, and one of the big workstreams underway was Parsec advisors working with their clients on their required minimum distributions (RMDs) since the CARES Act...

I heard about a study that found people were more likely to vote if you ask them, “are you a voter?” as opposed to, “do you plan on voting?”...

The maximum individual retirement account contribution for 2021 is $6,000 ($7,000 if aged 50 and over). The question of choosing between a Traditional IRA and Roth IRA largely comes...

The ages between 62 and 70 are a critical time for determining how and when to take Social Security benefits. There are many options when it comes to this...

“To everything (turn, turn, turn) There is a season (turn, turn, turn) And a time to every purpose, under heaven A time to build up, a time to break...

At the heart of life’s goals is our health. Having good health is central to all the plans we have.

Social Security is a critically important part of your overall financial and retirement plan that will be around for generations to come. The decision to claim or delay benefits...

Just like you have a financial plan to stay on track with spending and saving, make a plan to manage your health and hopefully reduce the impact of healthcare...

With this article, I hope to equip the reader with a basic understanding of the individual income tax calculation and the use of a taxpayer’s marginal tax rate or...

Businesses and individuals in the U.S. and worldwide are now affected by forced closures and economic slowdowns due to COVID-19. If you are a sole proprietor, contractor, or business...

With 2020 behind us, I am most thankful for my health and the good health of my loved ones.