Category: Tax Planning and Strategies

2026 Tax and Financial Planning Numbers: A Practical Guide for the New Year

Written by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® As you look ahead to 2026, your mind might be on new…

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What is Tax Planning Anyway? 

How Effective Tax Planning Can Help Your Retirement Income Written by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® Planning for taxes…

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Use These 6 Tips to Close the Year with Financial Clarity (And Strategy)

Written by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® As the year begins to wind down, it’s natural to pause and…

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Understanding AMT: What Women Leaders with ISOs Need to Know

Written by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® Key Points: For many women in leadership roles, Incentive Stock Options (ISOs)…

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New Rules Ahead: How to Maximize Your Charitable Impact Before the OBBBA Takes Effect

Written by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® Key Points: Last month, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill…

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Are You on Track for the Life You Want? Making the Most of Your Peak Earning Years

Key Points: You’ve worked hard to get here. You’re earning more than you ever have before. And yet,…

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Should You File Jointly or Separately? A Guide to Optimizing Your Tax Situation in Marriage

Written by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® Key Points: How you file your taxes as a married couple is…

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What to Do with a Windfall: RSU Vesting, Bonus Season, and Big Raises

Written by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® Key Points: When a windfall hits your account—whether from a bonus, a…

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Should You Sell or Hold? Crafting a Plan for Vested RSUs

Written by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® Key Points: When your Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) vest, it can feel…

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Tax Season Is Over – Now the Real Planning Begins: A Month-by-Month Guide for High-Earning Women in Leadership

Written by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® Tax season may be behind us, but for high-earning women in leadership,…

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