April 2015 Financial Planning Tax Tip, Capital Market and Economic Review (Video)

Power of Attorney and Recession Update

Welcome to our monthly Economic, Capital Market, and Financial Planning tip of the month.

This months Financial Planning Tip of the month is a reminder of an important Estate Planning Document

Once again a special thanks to all of  YOU … the best clients and friends as your experiences have again given us the subject matter for our Financial Planning Tip of the Month.

For those new to our writings, we touch on the most pertinent Financial “stuff” along with a video of my mug that has even more specialized details of the latest month as well as this post.

Ok…let’s go!

VIDEO

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The Power of Attorney – Another great Financial Planning Tip:

With the vacation season coming, dust off that Power of Attorney document and take a look!

This document frequent comes in two forms, both very powerful.LivingTrustEstatePic

  • Financial Power of Attorney
  • Health care Power of Attorney

These documents can be an invaluable part of your Estate plan. Be sure we have a copy too, for easy access. These powerful documents are relatively simple, and usually only a couple of pages in length.

 

Just how tough this last recession was

This neat adjustable graph comes from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank research. What stands out is just how deep the recession was. Because it was so deep, it is not surprising that the recovery is taking so long. The sicker we are the longer it takes to get well.

5-1-15 Last Four Recession Recovery

This is one of the longest recoveries on record, in part due to the severity, while not predicting another recession … the longer we go in this business cycle the faster we approach our next slowdown … our radars are up!

John A. Kvale CFA, CFP

http://www.jkfinancialinc.com
http://www.street-cents.com
8222 Douglas Ave # 590
Dallas, TX 75225

One comment

  1. John, What is a realistic fee to pay an attorney to change names on a will and review the document?

    Thanks,
    Sandy Leaverton

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