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Creating a Powerhouse M&T Bank Corp. is no stranger to acquisitions, having broadly expanded its geographic footprint through a series of mergers over the past two decades. But every acquisition […]

Taking the Long View By Mark Morris In a co-working office space at the historic Brewer-Young mansion, Jeff Liguori and Matt Landon help people build their financial futures. Liguori, founder […]

Tax-loss Harvesting By Gabe Jacobson Tax-loss harvesting is the selling of stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities at a loss with the goal of reducing taxes on other short- […]

Reading the Fine Print By Julie Quink   The economic stress created by the COVID-19 pandemic compelled business owners and individuals to apply for the relief funds provided by the […]

Christine Fleury

Are You Covered? By Mark Morris Call it the great migration indoors. When the pandemic first hit, many people were forced to quickly convert their homes into offices, schools, and […]

Round 2 By Jonathan Cohen-Gorczyca, CPA, and Amila Hadzic On Dec. 27, 2020, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act was signed into law to assist […]

A Tax-planning Checklist By Dan Eger   It is that time again, your favorite and mine, tax season! As we have made it through hopefully the worst of the pandemic, […]

Lussier-Dowd’s new office

Expanding the Footprint The Dowd Agencies and the J. Raymond Lussier Insurance Agency announced last week they have merged their operations and will be known as Lussier-Dowd Insurance. The merger […]

Premium Concerns By Mike Horan Insurance costs have already been rising — the property and casualty space has seen 11% rate increases annually, on average — due to uncertainty around […]

Dan Moriarty, left, and Mike Rouette.

They’re Still Goal-oriented Michael Rouette says he keeps a copy of the 36-year-old news story in his office. He’ll take it out and read it on occasion, and will proudly […]

Checking on the Community Paul Scully says local philanthropy is baked into the DNA of this region’s financial institutions. “Banks have always been great about supporting communities. And we are […]

Tax Planning in a Gig Economy By Ian Coddington   In recent years, we have seen a rise in so-called side hustles and gig work, where individuals take on part-time […]

Lending a Hand By Mark Morris Sometimes being thrown into a challenging situation leads to … well, a good idea or two. Or at least a new way of thinking. […]

Paul Scully Charles Steinberg

Play Ball Baseball season is — hopefully — just four months away, and Paul Scully says that’s reason for excitement in Massachusetts. “Just think about this year and the fact […]

More Than Just Bitcoin By Matthew Ogrodowicz, MSA   ‘Blockchain’ is a term used to broadly describe the cryptographic technology that underpins several applications, the most widely known of which […]