SEC Shortens Equity Trade Settlement Days

Impatient stock traders: rejoice! Effective September 5, 2017, the SEC will shorten the settlement period for purchase or sale of stocks (equities), bonds, and exchange traded funds (ETF’s). Currently, it takes 3 business days for these types o

Employee Spotlight: Tracy Wells

Many of you may already know Tracy Wells, who serves as one of our three Investment Advisor Representatives. Tracy has been with Whitcomb & Hess since 2011.

Great Things are Happening in Ashland!

New Businesses, Upcoming Events, in the Community

June 2017 Market Insight

Resilience seems to be the keyword for the month of June. The month kicked off with stock markets reaching all-time highs, dropping down, and bouncing right back up to another new all-time high later in the month. Consistent with the pattern so far this year, US stocks, international stocks, and bonds continue to climb higher with strong momentum.

Five home office deduction mistakes

Here are five common mistakes of those who deduct home office expenses.

Three actions to save for retirement

If you haven’t started saving for retirement or you haven’t saved enough, here are three actions you can take to put you in a better position during your golden years:

Reap the benefits of hiring your child for the summer

Hiring your children to work in your business can be a win-win situation for everyone. Your kids will earn money, gain real-life experience in the workplace, and learn what you do every day. And you will reap a few tax benefits in the process.

Tax-free income

Yes, that’s correct, there are some forms of income you receive that may be tax-free. Here is a list of eight common sources of tax-free income.

Children, taxes, and their new job

Is your child thinking about taking on a job for extra money this summer? If so, both of you may have questions about taxes. The following are a few tax tips to help you prepare.