Understanding Estate Planning with Neil Katz | Palumbo Podcast

Understanding Estate Planning with Neil Katz | Palumbo Podcast Neil D. Katz is the managing partner of Katz Chwat, P.C., located in Melville, New York. Providing representation to business and individual clients throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties and other parts of the New York City metropolitan area. Mr. Katz provides assistance and guidance to clients […]
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Trees Don’t Grow to the Sky | October 1, 2022

Trees Don’t Grow to the Sky We lead off this week with a confession. What follows is not original. We are paraphrasing a terrific report that came from the Federal Reserve earlier this month, titled “The coming long-run slowdown in corporate profit growth and stock returns”. The report very clearly highlights the longer-term impact of […]
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CNBC Worldwide Exchange Interview | September 30, 2022

Palumbo: We’re likely going to see a profits recession in this current market environment. Please Click Here to listen to today’s interview with PWM’s CEO and CIO, Philip Palumbo, as he joins CNBC’s Worldwide Exchange to discuss the current market environment and the possibility of a profits recession in the coming year. Highlights and topics of discussion […]
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Now Might Be a Good Time for a Roth Conversion

Now Might Be a Good Time for a Roth Conversion One silver lining in the current bear market is that this could be a good time to convert assets from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. Converted assets are subject to federal income tax in the year of conversion, which might be a substantial […]
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CHIPs and Science Act Aims to Preserve US Technology Edge

CHIPs and Science Act Aims to Preserve U.S. Technology Edge The CHIPs and Science Act of 2022, signed into law on August 9, is a bipartisan legislation package that provides more than $50 billion in direct financial assistance for semiconductor companies to increase U.S.-based design, research, and manufacturing capabilities. In addition, the legislation authorizes nearly […]
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Sheltered from the Storm | September 24, 2022

Sheltered from the Storm The bear market rally in July and August had many people hopeful, but that rally has now disappeared and we are essentially back at the June lows on the S&P 500. All this has happened as the Fed has consistently raised interest rates to address inflation, which has sent the bond […]
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IRS Increases Standard Mileage Rates for Last Half of 2022

IRS Increases Standard Mileage Rates for Last Half of 2022 Due to recent increases in the price of fuel, the IRS has increased the optional standard mileage rates for computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, medical, and moving expense purposes for the second half of 2022. The standard mileage rate for […]
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