COVID-19

August 6, 5:31 pm EST. Last month we wrote about the “disconnect” between stock market indices and the “real” economic challenges we face. This month we’ll focus on the reality: we’re within 2% of where the average market indices were before COVID-19 dominated our lives. Commodity prices for gold and silver are “up” because many fear inflation is near and bond interest rates (returns) are near zero. If you’re an investor and healthy, you’re doing alight, for the fourth month in a row.

COVID-19 highlighted many of the social ills that philanthropists and non-profits have dealt with for decades. We invited Peter Lipsett of DonorsTrust (DonorsTrust.org) and Catherine Schott Murray of Odin, Feldman, & Pittleman, P.C. (OFPLaw.com) and The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia (CFNOVA.com) to share their experience and expertise. They discussed what Community Foundations do for the community; how donor advised funds provide charitable flexibility; and how low-profile non-profits are surviving!

COVID-19 health crisis and fluctuating stock market make it hard to stick with your investment plan. Micah Patashnik, AIF®, CRPC®, (MacroviewIM.com) a fellow wealth adviser, will explain why municipal bonds are often overlooked; why not all municipal bonds offer the same risk/return profile and how he partners with other financial planners (like JHCo!) to provide expertise.

COVID-19 makes it harder to keep your business out of legal trouble while also planning for business succession. Multi-Award winning attorney Rebecca Geller (TheGellerLawGroup.com) answers how to plan your business succession for the new future; how to decipher between myths vs. facts of business law; and how succession mixes estate planning and happy business exits.

COVID-19 crisis has created new urgency around personal risk management. Independent insurance professional KEN FAHMY (FahmyAssoc.com) will answer how insurance underwriting has changed, how independent insurance agents provide more options than "captured" agents and where disability fits in a financial plan.

(VIDEO) Jason Howell Company invited David Knasel, Chair of Trusts and Estates at Protorae Law, PLLC to discuss estate planning during the age of COVID-19. 

(VIDEO) Jason Howell Company invited Top 50 (Loan) Originator Patrick Holland to share how you qualify for forbearance, how a mortgage fits into a financial plan, what debt to income ratio should to target and the difference between the requirements for a conventional vs. JUMBO mortgage.

Sponsored by: Jason Howell Company (JasonHowell.com)

 

 

(VIDEO) Jason Howell Company invited McEnearney Associates Realtor® Lynn Cooper to discuss how "showing a house, " hosting an "open house" and safely buying and selling property is still possible!

Sponsored by: Jason Howell Company (JasonHowell.com)

 

 

(VIDEO) Jason Howell Company invited Certified Divorce Analyst Joan Coullahan shared her experiences with preparing pre-divorce, preserving finances and starting a "new" life after it's all over. If you or a friend could use this information, watch and learn.

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COVID-19 or the "Coronavirus" interrupted our Cinco De Mayo on May 5th of 2020 but we didn't let it stop our Virtual Cocktail Hour with business owners.

Along with attorney Sahmra Stevenson, the Jason Howell Company was able to co-host a conversation about managing your lease, reviewing your insurance policies applying for the Payroll Protection Program (through the SBA) and dozens of things business owners could do to survive and thrive during the pandemic.