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6 Reasons You Should Combine Tax Planning and Financial Planning
Financial freedom depends on both tax planning and financial planning. However, 42% of people don’t feel like they even have enough money for a financial plan even though a little money can go a long way with the proper plan in place. If you’re working with a...
How Do You Know If Your Financial Advisor Is Good Or Not
A friend introduces you to a financial advisor. You like what you’re hearing, and you like them as a person, but how do you know that they’re competent? Your friend’s recommendation holds weight, but before you decide to commit, it’s important to make sure that this...
How to Choose a Financial Advisor
The right financial advisor can help you reach your financial goals. From investments to estate planning and financial planning, advisors offer a wide range of services and expertise. But how do you find the right one for your needs? Follow these three steps. How to...
What is the Value of An Advisor?
Working with a financial advisor can help you make key financial decisions, maximize your portfolio’s returns, and reduce taxes. These are just a few of the many benefits. However, if there are so many benefits to working with a financial advisor, why do many people...
How Kansas City Taxpayers Can Check Their Social Security Statement and Status
Are you stressed? Anxious?If so, you're not alone. As someone who is "in the trenches" with MANY Kansas City families and small business owners (as well as plenty outside of our Kansas City area), I'm hearing from many who are deeply struggling ... and who also...
KPN Enterprises, LLC’s Guide to The Tax Benefits of Marriage (& Drawbacks)
Memorial Day always seems to be the mark of the start of summer: school’s out, Kansas City pools open, backyard barbecues commence, and wedding season goes full tilt (I’ve got some insight on the tax benefits of marriage coming at you today)... Seems strange...
Are You Putting Too Much Money in a SIMPLE Retirement Plan?
There are many options for retirement savings plans, but SIMPLE IRAs are a popular choice for small businesses and employees. Although they have some advantages, a SIMPLE retirement plan has limitations that may hurt your retirement savings in the long run. Are you...
Say Goodbye to Interest Income on Your Tax Return (Part 2)
Greetings! Are you paying interest income on your tax return? Or do you wonder if you could pay less? If so, we want to help you. When you’re paying taxes on interest, you’re putting less into your investment accounts than you could be. We’re so passionate about...
Multilevel Marketing Tips for Kansas City First-Timers
Summer break. For Kansas City school-age children, those are the two sweetest words in the English language. For parents, it’s … a mixed bag. You might have family vacations and cookouts and some memory-making planned, but it also means YOU are the one figuring out...
Say Goodbye to Interest Income on Your Tax Return
Do you pay interest income on your tax return? If you answered “yes,” what if I told you that there are ways to manage that interest income? Often, if you’re paying interest income taxes, it’s because you’re either not taking the appropriate risk or aren’t managing...
KPN’s Case for Umbrella Insurance
So, this is the time of year when IRS notices start pouring into Kansas City mailboxes. And while the IRS has put a hold on a lot of those, some are still trickling through.And no one likes getting them.The problem right now is that the IRS is still in “treading...
Do I Need a Financial Advisor or Should I Do It Myself?
“Do you really need a financial advisor, or should you just do it yourself?” I hear this question a lot, as financial planning and tax planning often go hand in hand. Managing investments is complex, and there are many nuances that the everyday person may not...