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What If I Don’t File My Taxes?
We are still amazed about how many people call us or come into our office having not filed their taxes for multiple prior years. Some...
Why Women Are Better Investors than Men
Make no mistake about it. Numerous studies by banks, investment and financial institutions have concluded that over time women are better...
Now's Not The Time To Get Cocky With Your 401(k)
Let’s assume you have worked hard and saved for many years now and that you have quite the nice balance in your 401(k) plan. Think you’re...
Inheriting Wealth The Right Way
During the next 20 years, trillions of dollars of wealth in the United States will transfer from parents reaching life expectancy to...
Die Without A Will...Really?
Right now over 70 percent of Americans do not have a will. That’s about 200 million people. Why? “Too busy”, “Gonna get around to it”,...
4 Ways You Can Demonstrate Leadership On The Job
How good a leader are you and why do you think so? Is it because you just received a raise, or because your boss or your co-workers tell...
IS IT TIME TO FIRE YOUR CPA?
At some point in our lives, we all must realize that the largest expense our families will ever face is not our homes, educations, cars,...
WHY YOU MIGHT NEED A "HYBRID" BANK
Chase, Wells Fargo, CitiBank, Bank of America, and around here, Woodforest Bank; what do we know about these “bricks and sticks” banks...
YOGI BERRA ON TAXES
Last month, one of the most truly American lives came to an end at age 90. Baseball legend Lawrence "Yogi" Berra was a superstar both on...
Retirement Readiness – Knowing You’re On Track
With the many uncertainties in today’s new global economy, we have reason to harbor financial doubt and fear in some regard either for...
WHAT ARE YOUR RETIREMENT ASSUMPTIONS?
You often see the commercials on television today asking the question, “What’s Your Number”? What they are really referring to is the...
RETIREMENT PLANNING IS INCOME PLANNING
If I could boil the objective down of a one hundred page, three thousand dollar financial plan it would be this: Use the entirety of...
I JUST PAID $1000.00 FOR A GLASS OF ICED TEA
As I write this I am in Beaumont Texas sitting in a small booth at one of my favorite restaurants of all time, Pappadeaux’s. I had...
DECADE LONG EXXON/MOBIL STOCK DEBACLE 2007-2017
Imagine you are on the inside at Exxon. You see the mega billion-dollar deals, you see the cash on the balance sheet, and you see how...
SHOULD I BACK THE TRUCK UP FOR BITCOIN?
Confused by Bitcoin? Join the masses. Should you buy some now? Not so fast…..We here at Provident believe you should not invest your hard...
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