Howard Hook has been invited to join the Forbes NY Finance Council and be a regular contributor to Forbes.com Community Voice. Forbes...
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Don’t Let Your Family Fall Apart After You’re Gone
We invest time in our families trying to ensure that our children and grandchildren live healthy, prosperous, and loving lives, long...
Does Work Ethic Fade with Inheritance?
Most people who have accumulated significant wealth over a lifetime of work, saving, and investing intend to leave a big chunk of...
Use Discipline to Become a Middle-Class Millionaire
As much as we might like to believe otherwise, there are not many shortcuts to becoming wealthy (except for winning the lottery and...
How Your Charitable Giving Priorities Can Impact Future Generations
Living a good life involves many things. Career, family, friends, and hobbies are part of the mosaic; so are spending your...
Your Financial Values are an Important Part of Your Legacy
Many people spend 40 to 50 years (sometimes more) working hard, saving, and investing. What’s the purpose? To take care of your...
Tax Bill Update (The SECURE Act)
In December 2018, there was a new tax bill working its way through Congress. Called the “Retirement Savings and Other Tax Relief Act...
How to Assess if the New Tax Law Helped You
So many Americans are still trying to figure out if the new tax law helped or hurt them. One’s instinct is to judge it based on...
REMINDER: There’s Still Time to Contribute to an IRA for 2018
It's not too late to contribute to an IRA for 2018! You have until your tax return due date (not including extensions) to contribute...
A New Tool to Save Money on Prescriptions: Your Pharmacist
The cost of prescription drugs continues to rise at a faster rate than overall inflation, especially for seniors. Now, consumers have...
Howard Hook is Teaching a Class on Charitable Giving Strategies at Princeton Adult School
For many people, donating to charity is writing a check or donating items to the causes they believe in. But what if there was a way...
EKS Hosts HomeFront at Rider Broncs Game
On January 18, 2019, EKS Associates hosted 25 kids, ages 5-16, at a Rider Broncs game. The Rider Broncs women's basketball team...