12 Lessons Learned from 12 Months of Being a Financial Business Owner
This month marks the one-year anniversary of launching my financial planning firm, Abeona Wealth. A year ago it seemed like a pretty crazy thing to start a new business in the midst of a global pandemic. But as I’m sure many of you can agree, viewing the world through the lens of a changed world […]
Navigating Life Changes: How to Successfully Prepare to Change Jobs
Changing jobs is a life change we will most likely all navigate at least once over the course of our careers. Today, young professionals make many more job changes than previous generations, where it was commonplace to stay at the same company for all or most of their career. Choosing to make career transitions are […]
Important Things Every Woman Should Know About Your 401(k)
Many employers offer retirement savings plans for their employees as an incentive to work there. A job that offers a retirement savings plan is a massive benefit to help you prepare for retirement. Even if the choices and regulations seem overwhelming, it is important to start somewhere. The most common type of employer-sponsored retirement plan […]
How to Mitigate Taxes Under Biden’s Proposed Tax Law Changes
Despite being in one of the lowest tax environments in history, I think it is safe to say that most Americans want to reduce their tax liability where they can and pay only what they owe. President Biden proposed sweeping tax law changes to tax rates and codes in April 2021 through the American Families […]
How to Use a Donor-Advised Fund to Minimize Taxes and Maximize Charitable Gifts
Being fortunate enough to use your financial resources to give charitably is a gift in itself. And if you are lucky enough to have reached this point in your financial journey, you have several options when considering how charitable giving fits into your financial plan. A donor-advised fund (“DAF”) can be part of a comprehensive […]
Want to Know When You Can Retire? Consider These Important Points
The decisions of when to retire, how to fund your retirement and what your retirement will look like are some of the most important questions you will answer in your lifetime. And the answers are both financial and non-financial. “When can I retire?” is one of the most common questions I hear from clients. It’s […]
The Importance of Talking About Money Shame for Financial Wellbeing
For many of us, money can be a source of stress, anxiety, and even shame. In fact, I’d dare to say that we’ve all felt this way about our finances to some degree at one stage or another. So if you currently find yourself feeling ashamed of your financial situation or choices, the important thing […]
How to Make the Right Life Insurance Choices for You and Your Family
The purchase of life insurance is one of the most important protections that you can put in place to protect your family and the life you are building in the event that you pass away unexpectedly. It’s one of those things that people generally know they need, but don’t know when to purchase, or how […]
Take a Breath: How to Prepare Your Finances for the Future
We are now about 7 months from the beginning of “lockdown” that began in mid-March in Birmingham. The novel coronavirus and global pandemic have brought about such a swift change in just about every aspect of daily life, and there is little known about what the next 6 months to a year will hold. There […]
Leveraging an ABLE Account
Many families who have a child with special needs find themselves navigating complex rules around qualifying for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”). SSI is available once an individual with a disability turns 18, and families need to plan for eligibility of government benefits before that birthday to ensure that they do not jeopardize government benefits available […]