Entries by Aaron Skloff, AIF, CFA, MBA

Secretive Giant TSMC’s $100 Billion Plan To Fix The Chip Shortage – CNBC

Secretive Giant TSMC’s $100 Billion Plan To Fix The Chip Shortage Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company makes 24% of all the world’s chips, and 92% of the most advanced ones found in today’s iPhones, fighter jets and supercomputers. Now TSMC is building America’s first 5-nanometer fabrication plant, hoping to reverse a decades-long trend of the U.S. […]

The Colorado Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program – Long Term Care University

Long Term Care University – Question of the Month – 10/15/21 By Aaron Skloff, AIF, CFA, MBA Q: Some insurance companies offer Partnership Qualified long term care insurance policies. Can you explain what that means, what advantages it may provide and details on the Colorado Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program? The Problem – Limited Long […]

Employee Nonqualified Stock Options – Use Them or Lose Them

Money Matters – Skloff Financial Group Question of the Month – October 1, 2021 Employee Incentive Stock Options – Use Them or Lose Them By Aaron Skloff, AIF, CFA, MBA Q: We read the article ‘Employee Incentive Stock Options – Use Them or Lose Them’.  Our employer has awarded us numerous stock options.  When can […]

Is Gold A Good Investment? – CNBC

Is Gold A Good Investment? Gold is one of the largest financial assets in the world with an average daily trading volume of $183 billion, and its value has seen explosive growth in recent years. At the start of 2000, gold was priced at just $460 per ounce when adjusted for inflation. By August 2021, […]

The Wisconsin Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program – Long Term Care University

Long Term Care University – Question of the Month – 09/15/21 By Aaron Skloff, AIF, CFA, MBA Q: Some insurance companies offer Partnership Qualified long term care insurance policies. Can you explain what that means, what advantages it may provide and details on the Wisonsin Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program? The Problem – Limited Long […]

Employee Incentive Stock Options – Use Them or Lose Them

Money Matters – Skloff Financial Group Question of the Month – September 1, 2021 Employee Incentive Stock Options – Use Them or Lose Them By Aaron Skloff, AIF, CFA, MBA Q: My employer has awarded me numerous stock options.  When can I exercise them and what are the tax ramifications? A:  The Problem.  Many employers […]

The Missouri Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program – Long Term Care University

Long Term Care University – Question of the Month – 08/15/21 By Aaron Skloff, AIF, CFA, MBA Q: Some insurance companies offer Partnership Qualified long term care insurance policies. Can you explain what that means, what advantages it may provide and details on the Missouri Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program? The Problem – Limited Long […]

How to Invest Episode 12: How to Know Which Stocks to Buy – MarketWatch

How to Invest Episode 12: How to Know Which Stocks to Buy Investors have different ways to figure out whether a stock represents a good value. A stock’s price-to-earnings ratio, or P/E ratio, is one of the most commonly used. Here’s how it works and how you can use it to pick stocks for your […]

How IRAs Work And Why They Are More Popular Than 401(k)s – CNBC

How IRAs Work And Why They Are More Popular Than 401(k)s Choosing the right retirement account that best suits your needs is a vital step in making sure you are well prepared for retirement. So what is the real difference between a 401(k), an IRA and HSA? And how do you know which one is […]