by Mark Ballasch | Mar 5, 2022 | Financial Literacy
Inflation Reaches Highest Level in 40 Years The struggle to keep up with rising living costs is real — especially with the near-historic inflation rates we see today. Now more than ever, it’s important to have a plan in place to combat these soaring costs so what does...
by Mark Ballasch | Dec 29, 2020 | All Categories, Banking
It is amazing how many people choose wrong banking institutions for their businesses for the wrong reasons such as the location and many other factors. I may be wrong, but I get a feeling that many entrepreneurs today choose to open bank accounts for their businesses...
by Mark Ballasch | Apr 7, 2020 | All Categories, Financial Literacy, Planning, QRP - Qualified Retirement Plans
I’d like to share a story about one of our clients that has been retired for ten years. We will call her Jenny, to protect her true identity. Learn how she managed to turn around her retirement account that was losing nearly 8% into positive double digit returns...
by Mark Ballasch | Jan 12, 2020 | All Categories, QRP - Qualified Retirement Plans
A proper Qualified Retirement Plan allows the person to save thousands and thousands of dollars over the years, but most importantly to protect the funds inside of the plan in the event of personal bankruptcy or lawsuits of any kind. There is a very low chance...
by Mark Ballasch | Jan 7, 2020 | Financial Literacy, Investsments, Taxes
United States (US) United State US Varies European Union (EU) Austria AT 20% Belgium BE 21% Bulgaria BG 20% Cyprus CY 19% Czech Republic CZ 21% Germany DE 19% Denmark DK 25% Estonia EE 20% Spain ES 21% Finland FI 24% France FR 20% United Kingdom GB 20% Greece GR 24%...
by Mark Ballasch | Jan 3, 2020 | Financial General Advise and Tips, Financial Literacy, Investsments, Planning
Here are some helpful tips of things you should do when you suddenly start making more money. We all hear the phrase “Peak and Valleys” which in my personal opinion directly relates to our everyday lives. Nothing good or bad lasts forever. We go through...