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What do you do really well? What do you love to do? What skills, talents or abilities do others recognize you for? These are important questions for businesspeople, and any individual, to ask when developing their skills, talents and abilities. The most successful people in business, investing and politics are those who play to their […]

Updated December 28, 2020 to reflect that the bill has been signed by President Trump After weeks of negotiations, Congress overwhelmingly passed a second COVID-19 stimulus package – the COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020 (COVIDTRA) and the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (TCDTR), both part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, […]

Continuously learning various aspects of life is an important discipline that I have committed to and asked our associates to commit to as well. This can include learning about your profession, community, industry, business and your clients so you can improve and provide value to them. Learning is a process, but it’s about making the […]

No matter if your employees are back in the office, working from home or some combination of both, it’s safe to assume they are feeling the effects of the pandemic. In fact, 8 in 10 Americans say that the pandemic is a significant source of stress in their life (APA, 2020). Across the workforce, 56% […]

The IRS has released Notice 2020-84, which sets the applicable PCORI fee for plan years ending between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021 at $2.66 per covered life. As a reminder, the PCORI was established as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to conduct research to evaluate the effectiveness of medical treatments, procedures and strategies that […]

Enhancing employee productivity and job performance is of critical importance to the achievement of larger business goals. This is true for both public and private enterprise. In today’s social and economic climate, many individuals are tasked with caring for loved ones outside of work. Often, the role of caregiver creates, what can feel like, an […]