Vincent R. Barbera

Regardless of if you are 30 or 50, the idea of retirement probably crosses your mind regularly. Once we dive in to our working years, retirement becomes the ultimate goal….

When it comes to retirement, there seems to be a never-ending checklist of tasks to complete in order to be prepared for this major milestone. You need to save enough…

Benjamin Franklin may have declared that “nothing is certain except death and taxes,” but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to mitigate the toll taxes take on your financial plan. Through…

While next year’s tax season may seem far off, that doesn’t mean you should put all thought of taxes out of your head! The passing of President Trump’s Tax Cuts…

The President signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on December 22, 2017.  For business owners, it has been the center of attention in Washington ever since. The problem is,…

An advisor can play one of the most prominent roles in a person’s life, forming a long-lasting relationship and providing trusted counsel. It’s not surprising, then, that it can be…

As an executive, you’ve worked hard in your career to reach your current position. But for many, with career success comes little time to focus on financial planning. You’re not…

Having a $1 million savings for retirement sounds like a lot, but how long will that amount really last? When you factor in inflation, increased housing costs, longer life expectancies,…

We take risks everyday, whether we know it or not. We don’t usually think about risk until the unexpected happens and it’s too late to do anything about it. That’s…

Imagine you are going to buy a house. How do you start the planning process? Do you only look at the houses your friends own? Do you look at the…