Friday’s Financial Update 7-7-2017

Tax Rates by State

STEPHEN SMALENBERGER, EA The State of Illinois has been operating without a budget for over two years… 736 days to be exact.  That all changed yesterday as the members of the Illinois House of Representatives passed into law the largest permanent tax rate increase in state history.  This came only after successfully overriding Governor Bruce…

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[Video] Is Your Power of Attorney Accessible?

Power of Attorney

MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP® As it’s the summer and we’re all excited to go off to a vacation somewhere nice and lay on the beach, or be in the sunshine, I’m sure that many of us are probably forgetting to pack something that’s really important. Today we’re going to be talking about “packing” your POA, or…

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