Archive for January 2021
Fresno Financial Advisor News: Pollution and the Pandemic
At least one positive thing emerged from coronavirus lockdowns: A worldwide decline in carbon emissions. Satellite imagery revealed that roads less traveled and skies less flown yielded a remarkable reduction in air pollution. In China alone, carbon emissions dropped by 25% in just a four-week period.1 What’s interesting is the correlation between the coronavirus and…
Read MoreFresno Financial Consultant News: Coronavirus Silver Lining: Permanently Shorter Workweeks?
While technology and engineering advances have exponentially increased productivity throughout the past century, 40-hour workweeks are still the norm. Meanwhile, countless companies throughout the U.S. and the world have found that shorter workweeks make employees more productive. Studies show that a four-day week can boost productivity by as much as 40%. Workers spend their limited…
Read MoreFresno Retirement Advisor News: Preparing for Potential Pandemics
If you think the economic decline due to the pandemic has been difficult for you personally, the big picture numbers may be even worse. Analysts project that the total economic disruption could eventually cost between $9 trillion and $33 trillion. Many economists are advocating that the U.S. — and the world — make a concerted…
Read MoreFresno Financial Consultant News: What To Expect From the Payroll Tax Holiday
Christmas came early this year. Well, sort of. In an effort to provide financial aid to millions of Americans in dire economic straits, President Trump declared a payroll tax holiday between September and the end of the year. Available to workers who earn $104,000 a year or less, this means that no FICA taxes will…
Read MoreFresno Retirement Consultant News: Will You Be Able To Afford In-Home, Long-Term Care?
More than 90% of America’s older adults prefer to “age in place” in their own homes rather than in a senior housing community or facility.1 With today’s insight into how a deadly pandemic can affect nursing homes — as of September 6, COVID-19 has claimed nearly 55,000 nursing home residents’ lives — this preference may be…
Read MoreFresno Financial Advisor News: What to Expect: A New Term In Washington
Overview 2020 brought a very powerful pair of crises: A worldwide pandemic and the deepest recession since World War II. While most Americans have been affected in one way or another, the variance in impact on individual households is staggering — kind of like the way a tornado can demolish one house but leave the…
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