Author Archives: Naomi Wolowitz

Individuals will find it easier and faster to claim tax credits of as much as $7,500 for new electric vehicle purchases in 2024. However, fewer cars qualify for the credit this year due to more stringent requirements concerning the manufacturing and assembly of batteries and other vehicle components. The clean vehicle tax credit, introduced by […]

The COVID pandemic created a prolonged period of economic uncertainty that has left an indelible mark on individuals and businesses across the globe. While it is natural to become anxious and question whether you are fully prepared for the current period and any challenges that may arise in the future, you should focus your attention […]

One of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs must confront is how and when they will exit the businesses they spent most of their lives building. After all, business owners view their companies as extensions of their personal identities. They neither have the desire nor the time to think about what will happen if and when they […]

After what seemed like years, Bitcoin ETF’s have finally been approved by the SEC. The South Florida relatable finance guys dive a little deeper into what this means for the asset class.

China seems to have been in the news a lot recently, particularly as tensions with the U.S. seem elevated. Interestingly, China’s stock market has been under pressure while the U.S. market and economy continues to perform better than many expected. Join the South Florida relatable finance guys as they discuss China and the U.S. markets.

With 2024 well underway, certain calendar-year trusts and estates still have a small window of opportunity to reduce their 2023 income tax liabilities and those of the trusts’ beneficiaries provided they act before March 6, 2024. Under a special IRS rule, trustees have 65 days after the start of a new year to distribute trust […]

Beginning January 1, 2024, 401(k) and 403(b) retirement savings plans must meet a series of new requirements under the SECURE Act of 2019 and SECURE Act 2.0 of 2022 that essentially simplify plan rules for employers, expand coverage to more employees and help plan participants save more for their future. As a reminder, some of […]

The more wealth a family acquires, the more tools they need to preserve those assets for future generations and protect them from the long arms of tax agencies in the U.S. and abroad. One such tool earning the attention of family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals worldwide is private placement life insurance (PPLI). In the simplest […]

In this Relatable Finance Podcast episode, the South Florida relatable guys dive into some of the different areas to consider when buying a home, how interest rates affect mortgage rates and values along with some of the fundamentals to always keep in mind.

The nation’s 71 million recipients of Social Security and/or Supplement Security (SSI) benefits are seeing those payments rise by 3.2 percent in 2024, a sharp contrast to last year’s 8.7 percent increase. According to the Social Security Administration, the 2024 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) represents an additional benefit of $50 per recipient each month. The Social […]