I am a backpacker (noun).  That is, I regularly hike or travel carrying everything I may need in a backpack. I go backpacking (verb) because I love being outside and exploring areas best seen on foot.  I am also a CPA (nerd) and I am forced to spend extended periods of...

The Treasury Department has issued proposed guidance that clarifies eligibility for the Qualified Business Income, or QBI, deduction under Internal Revenue Code Section 199A.  Prior to the proposed guidance, there was some confusion over whether insurance brokers would...

I must admit that the new savings account for disabled individuals did not catch my attention for a while.  I am intimately familiar with Section 529 plans, having three college-aged sons and serving on the Alabama College Counts 529 Savings Plan Board.  When our state...