Wise words to soothe volatile times in the stock markets, from some of the best investors: “Investors should remember that excitement and expenses are their enemies. And if they insist on trying to time their participation in equities, they should try to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” — Warren Buffett “Most of the time…
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Sophisticated Fraudsters
Fraud Is Becoming Increasingly Sophisticated Ever wonder why we want to hear your voice when you are requesting money? We have had this “double authentication” practice since Blue Spark Financial began, for the safety of our clients, and we understand that sometimes it’s a pain to take the extra step to pick up the phone after an email. But it’s…
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Yes, There Is Still Time
Still Time to Contribute to Retirement Accounts Yes, there’s still time to make a regular IRA contribution for tax year 2017. You have until your tax return due date, not including extensions, to contribute up to $6,500 for 2017 ($5,500 if you are younger than 50). For most, the deadline for 2017 is April 17, 2018. You can contribute to…
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Typo Fraud
Edit yourself online We’ve heard that scammers love typos. Why is that so? Think about typing in a website (because you’ve heard that is better than clicking a link in an email, which is true!) but you mistype .com with .cm, or instead of .org it’s .ogg. Scammers know that people make mistakes, and they are waiting. They have bought…
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New Medicare Card Scam
Medicare Card Scam: “I’m calling about your new card …” Hang up on anyone who calls saying they are with Medicare. Scammers are phoning Medicare recipients and pretending to be representatives of the government healthcare program, AARP reports. The caller then tells the victim that they need personal identifiers are required to make the switch to the new Medicare card…
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