Submitted by SAS Financial Advisors, LLC on May 28th, 2021
Decision-making, especially when faced with too many decisions, can present a challenge in any environment. During the Pandemic, most aspects of life have been turned upside down including general decision making. Upside down means what was formerly up is down and vice versa. It was easier to decide to practice social distance, mask-wearing, and washing hands.
Submitted by SAS Financial Advisors, LLC on May 20th, 2021
Tax day happened Monday, May 17th officially marking the close to the calendar year 2020. What a year!
Submitted by SAS Financial Advisors, LLC on May 13th, 2021
Stock market behavior and the divergent performance between the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ market index. It has not been uncommon for the correlation between the two to be -1 or to move in the opposite direction.
Submitted by SAS Financial Advisors, LLC on May 6th, 2021
Bipartisanship has been a stated and restated goal for President Biden.
Submitted by SAS Financial Advisors, LLC on April 30th, 2021
Submitted by SAS Financial Advisors, LLC on April 21st, 2021
Central Bank Digital Currency or CBDC. Have you seen this acronym “CBDC;” what is it?
Submitted by SAS Financial Advisors, LLC on April 16th, 2021
Wednesday, April 14th this week was the direct listing of an SF company in the business of storing/trading/managing cryptocurrencies mainly Bitcoin. Coinbase (COIN) went public this week. We have been trying to understand what cryptocurrencies are and if and how they fit into portfolios. Although we have read a great deal, I have to admit that it is a hard reality for me to grasp.
Submitted by SAS Financial Advisors, LLC on April 7th, 2021
The butterfly emerging from the caterpillar cocoon. The butterfly spreads its wings and flies off-no transition. After over 1 year of quarantine, lockdown, and social distancing we are not as easily finding the transition to what comes next.
Submitted by SAS Financial Advisors, LLC on April 1st, 2021
2020 Important Tax Update and Retirement Contribution Changed Deadline
Not only did the IRS extend the due date for tax filing to May 17th, 2021, but they have also extended the deadline to contribute to individual retirement accounts (IRAs). CA aligned the due date for state income taxes and tax filings with the extended IRS due date for federal tax filing as well.
Submitted by SAS Financial Advisors, LLC on March 28th, 2021
April 15th is a day enshrined in our personal financial calendars as the day that federal and state income taxes need to be filed. This year the IRS granted an extension. The federal tax filing deadline is now May 17th, 2021.
