Hugh F. Wynn
Don't Sit Still in the Face of Rising Property Tax Rates
There's no doubt that rising property taxe rates are placing hardship on rich and not-so-wealthy alike.
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Give me a (Tax) Break! Texans Get a Big One in 2024
Texas homeowners are recipients of a much deserved property tax break in 2024.
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Oct 5, 2023
- 3 min
Emotional Investing Can Traumatize Your Savings Strategy
Folks often frame financial decisions incautiously in the pursuit of financial stability as opposed to optimizing security, and vice versa.
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Nov 3, 2022
- 4 min
Econ Outlook: Tiny Rays of Light are Peeking Through Inflationary Clouds
Let's take a look at bad, good and promising indicators that, like tiny rays of sunshine, could help to brighten our economy.
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Aug 4, 2022
- 6 min
Home Loans From Financially-Fit Relatives Make (Dollars and) Sense
Homebuyers searching for down payment funds and home loans don't always have to borrow from financial institutions. You have options.
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Jul 21, 2022
- 3 min
How to Maximize Your Inheritance Allocations
Planning how to allocate the fruits of your investments post-mortem doesn't have to be depressing. But it does require strategic thinking!
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Jun 16, 2022
- 4 min
Poking the Bear: Use the Current Market Instability to Your Advantage
In this dark and chaotic bear market are a few bright rays of hope that a savvy investor can use to their advantage.
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Mar 3, 2022
- 4 min
Tax Prep: What to do if You Received Advance Child Tax Credits
Your 2021 tax return could have a few twists and turns if you received advanced payments of the IRS Child Tax Credit.
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
Roth Conversions are Righteous - Under the Right Conditions
If you have money tied up in traditional IRAs and/or 401(k)s, you might wonder if, when, and how you do Roth IRA conversions.
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
Set Your Kid Up With a Health Savings Account (HSA)
Kids who are no longer their parents’ tax dependents (or anyone else’s dependent for that matter), can open their own Health Savings Account
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Hugh F. Wynn
- May 6, 2021
- 5 min
Say It Ain’t So, Joe. The Stepped-Up In Basis Tax Debacle
I usually don't wax politics in this blog, but I can't help myself when is comes to the current administration's proposal to cancel the...
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Jan 14, 2021
- 4 min
Stimulus Payments 2.0: About the CRRSA Act of 2021
The $900 billion Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRRSA Act), signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020, deli
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Aug 20, 2020
- 4 min
Capital Gains - and Possible Change - Explained
Check out this new post on the WynnSights blog, a personal investment blog based on blogger Hugh Wynn's fervent belief that investing should
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
IRS UPDATE: You Can Refund Your RMD if You Want To
Everytime you blink our government is changing a rule or guideline in order to ease the financial burden on Americans during the pandemic.
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Jun 4, 2020
- 6 min
Healthcare FSAs vs. Health Savings Accounts. What's the Diff?
Unlike a healthcare FSA, money contributed to an HSA can be invested much like contributions to a 401(k) or an IRA.
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Hugh F. Wynn
- May 28, 2020
- 3 min
IRS Relaxes Rules on Healthcare Flexible Spending Accounts
The IRS has relaxed healthcare FSA rules to allow employees to change their healthcare contributions, including dropping them altogether, go
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Hugh F. Wynn
- May 21, 2020
- 4 min
IRS Relaxes Rules on Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
The IRS has issued new guidelines that allow employers to amend dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)s
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Hugh F. Wynn
- May 7, 2020
- 4 min
CARES Act Allows Emergency Withdrawals from Retirement Accounts
Provisions of the recent CARES Act makes it easier for retirement plan participants to take early withdrawals and/or loans from those plans
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Apr 23, 2020
- 3 min
What if I NEED to Sell Investments During Coronavirus Crisis?
When investors panic and sell after a market suffers a big drop they either lock in a loss they create a taxable event.
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 4 min
Did You Know? You Don't Have to Take RMDs in 2020
Among the important provisions of the Coronavirus-related CARES Act are waivers for Retirees with withdrawals due in 2020
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Hugh F. Wynn
- Feb 13, 2020
- 2 min
Who Pays Taxes On Fund Distributions?
Who pays taxes on capital gains of stock sold during a given year by fund managers.
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