Kevin Hodson
AAF Wealth Management Q4 2024 Market Insights
In an ongoing commitment to keep you abreast on a range of issues that might affect your business and personal financial health, AAFCPAs is pleased to share Q4 2024 Market Insights published by AAF Wealth Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of AAFCPAs. This provides investors with an understanding of what’s driven performance of late. Overall, […]
Social Security Changes for Public Service Employees
What To Know About the Social Security Fairness Act On Sunday, January 5, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, marking one of the most significant changes to Social Security in decades. This legislation directly affects around three million public service employees, including teachers, firefighters, police officers, and their families. Beneficiaries will […]
From the Desk of Kevin Hodson: New Retirement Savings Limits and the Impact of Cost of Living
With the conclusion of this year, let’s welcome the opportunities of the next. Following are updates on retirement savings limits and their impact on your financial planning. Also, let’s consider the rising cost of living on your financial strategies. New Retirement Savings Limits and Catch-Up Contributions Starting next year, there are significant changes to the […]
AAF Wealth Management Q3 2024 Market Insights
AAFCPAs is pleased to share the following Q3 2024 Market Insights published by AAF Wealth Management, a subsidiary of AAFCPAs. While world markets were relatively calm, we saw a bit more volatility this quarter in the investing and political arenas. Coming out of an uneventful first half of the year, the combination of more realistic […]
How Nonprofits Overcome Barriers to Optimize Reserve Funds
During AAFCPAs’ recent Nonprofit Seminar (April 2024), Kevin P. Hodson, CMT, CAIA, AIF®, Director of Investments, Wealth Advisor and Katie Belanger, CPA, Partner briefed approximately 400 attendees on ways to optimize their reserve funds and grow returns. The full session was recorded and may be viewed as a webcast at your convenience. >> Despite having […]
Fidelity E-Delivery Initiative Spurs a Surge of Phishing Scams
Last week, AAF Wealth Management informed clients about an upcoming outreach effort by Fidelity Investments and cautioned them of an increase in phishing scams as a result. During the week of September 16, Fidelity begins an email campaign to encourage clients to switch from paper copies to electronic delivery of all documents. This affects investors […]
Promotions Celebrated at AAFCPAs
Boston, MA (September 10th, 2024)—AAFCPAs, a preeminent 350+ employee CPA and consulting firm based in New England, is pleased to announce recent promotions in Assurance, Wealth Management, Tax, Outsourced Accounting & Fractional CFO, Business Process & IT Advisory, and our Infrastructure team. New Directors and Managers Angelina Lu, MSA, CPA. Now Director in AAFCPAs’ Commercial […]
AAF Wealth Management Q2 2024 Market Insights
Note: These market insights were written prior to the weekend’s events. We express our sincere condolences to victims of last weekend’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. It is another unfortunate example of the uncertainties we face on a global scale. We reaffirm our commitment to our core values of compassion, community care, and […]
From The Desk of Kevin Hodson
During the past few months, we’ve been reviewing client accounts for tax strategies, i.e., losses, and preparing for Q3. I’ve also been having great conversations with clients about the direction of interest rates and inflation. In short, there’s been little movement. The Fed is keeping interest rates at their current levels and projecting just one […]