Jeremy D. Streeter, EA, CFP, ATA

Do you want to know who I voted for? I voted for YOU. My vote has always been with the ones who are out there clawing and scrapping, who are working jobs and running businesses, and who need a little encouragement and help along the way. That's really how we see ourselves here and why we do what we do.

Now is the perfect time to start planning for your holiday spending. Even if you are a family of significant means, it's a good idea to be strategic about how you go about it. Examine what you did last year. How do you feel about last year's spending? Did you spend a realistic and appropriate amount, or did you go overboard? Try to be objective. This analysis will serve as the backbone of your plan.

This extravagant display of flags in honor of our veterans makes the news, and rightly so. What an appropriate display of thanks that we all feel but don't always express so publicly. Here is our small thanks to you veterans who gave so much for our freedom.

Here are some tax-related election results you might be interested in, state-by-state.

A recent tax law change includes a new requirement for employers. They must now file their copies of Forms W-2 and certain Forms 1099 with the federal government by January 31. The January 31 deadline has long applied to employers furnishing copies of these forms to their employees.