The following content is part of our Fly of the Month Club. This article is written by Peter Stitcher from Ascent Fly Fishing. April Showers bring May flowers, but they also can make spring fly fishing a serious challenge! Much of the Western United States received an exceptional amount of snow this past winter, exceeding...

IRS issues Q&A, providing more certainty for investors in how, when and what opportunity zone investments are eligible for tax breaks.   Along with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) came some generous tax breaks to encourage investment in economically underserved markets. Until now, though, the rules for claiming the tax breaks on...

Trade tensions are escalating at a rapid rate. On May 10, President Trump moved to raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese products. Three days later, China retaliated with plans to increase tariffs on a wide range of American goods too, as high as 25 percent, effecting roughly $60 billion in U.S. imports. The same...

The following content is part of our Fly of the Month Club. This article is written by Peter Stitcher from Ascent Fly Fishing. Trout need to see your flies if they are going to eat them. This can be a challenge with traditional fly patterns when the sun starts to sink but the bite remains...

Every sale of investment or business property can create a tax liability. This reduces the amount of money available for the purchase of replacement property and can performance temper growth. In 1921, the IRS addressed this problem by setting up a re-investment incentive known as a Section 1031 or “like-kind” exchange. Companies and real estate...

Most homeowners at some point aspire to own their homes outright. But the math typically does not support paying off a mortgage early. Doing so can deplete your investment account and eliminates mortgage interest deductions. Does that mean you should never pay off your mortgage early? Not necessarily. Whether to do so typically depends on...

All investments carry risk. It pays to be choosy and mix up your holdings in a diversified portfolio.   All investments carry risk. Exposure to loss, and an investor’s appetite for taking chances, influence investment behavior and the design of your investment portfolio. While some investors thrive when the stakes are high, most investors are...

Dave Repsher, a Flight for Life nurse, was in an Airbus helicopter on a PR flight when it went down in Summit County in 2015. Dave suffered burns to 90% of his body and was given a negative chance of survival based on the severity of his burns. Before Dave awoke after the accident, his...

Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency in the world, jumped to a four-month high through April 2, briefly breaching $5,000 on the Bitstamp exchange. The 15% climb puts Bitcoin above its lowest selling price of $3,400 in December of 2018 but a far cry below its trading high of $19,783.06 in December of 2017. The jump...

The following content is part of our Fly of the Month Club. This article is written by Peter Stitcher from Ascent Fly Fishing. Fear not, your fly fishing therapists from Ascent Fly Fishing are here to bring financial harmony to you and your significant other. With a handful of Sharpie markers and a few key...