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Marketwatch – August 2018

Marketwatch – August 2018

The Markets - The S&P 500 index finished July +2.94% bringing the year-to-date return to +5.19%. The Dow was +3.78% for the month bringing it to positive territory year-to-date at +2.13%. The bright spot in the markets is the NASDAQ which finished the month +1.96%...

Marketwatch – July 2018

Marketwatch – July 2018

The Markets - The S&P 500 index finished June positive +1.06% bringing the year-to-date return to +1.67%. The Dow was negative -0.37% for the month and remains in negative territory year-to-date at (1.81%), according to the Wall Street Journal. The bright spot in...

Marketwatch – June 2018

Marketwatch – June 2018

The Markets - The S&P 500 index finished the month positive, inching up 2.87% leaving it at a year-to-date gain of 1.18% while the Dow was positive 2.03% for the month yet remained in negative territory year-to-date at (1.23%), according to the Wall Street...

TCJA – Where do we go from here?

TCJA – Where do we go from here?

Last week we provided helpful tips for understanding your tax situation using your 2017 income tax returns. This week we're talk about TCJA again. We continue our blog series with ways to start looking forward and making smart decisions that will positively impact...

Translating Your Tax Return

Translating Your Tax Return

What just happened with your tax return? We get it - the last thing you want to do right now is pull out that 1040 and dig into it. However, there is a lot of great info that you can use to make important decisions going forward that will improve your financial...

Marketwatch – May 2018

Marketwatch – May 2018

The Markets - Again U.S. equities experienced a rough and volatile month in April. The S&P 500 index finished the month slightly positive, inching up 0.30% leaving it at a year-to-date loss of (1.28%). The major benchmarks were flat to modestly lower as investors...

Marketwatch – April 2018

Marketwatch – April 2018

The Markets - Again U.S. equities experienced a rough and volatile month in March. The S&P 500 index finished the month down 2.69% leaving it at a year-to-date loss of (1.22%) for the first quarter of the year. Washington - President Trump is the master of...

Are You Saving Enough?

Are You Saving Enough?

Are you saving enough? With tax day approaching rapidly, folks tend to look for ways to reduce their tax burden. Perhaps the most important and easily accessible method to reduce taxes is to contribute to your retirement plan. We understand that for quite a few folks,...

Treat People Like Family

As a family-owned business, the team at Williams, Steinert, Mask is not only committed to treating each other like family but every single person that interacts with our company. From clients to organizations we volunteer with, showing respect and kindness is our number one goal every day.

Think Innovatively

When you hire Williams, Steinert, Mask you don't just hire one person, you hire an entire team that will work with you to get the best results for you. Thinking outside of the box to find what will work best is one of the things that makes WSM unique and we're proud of that quality. 

Do the Right Thing

Doing the right thing for our clients, for our employees and for our community is at the heart of what drives our company and is a chief motivator among our staff. As a team, we area always striving to be honest, trustworthy and dependable for everyone we come into contact with.

Work Hard Together

Williams, Steinert, Mask is a team of skilled individuals and we believe that our talents are best utilized when they are combined. You can expect a team of our employees to work with you to help find the best outcome.

Be Responsive with Respect

Putting our clients first is a top priority for the Williams, Steinert, Mask team, but treating everyone with respect and being in regular communication is our bread and butter. Making sure we are available to our clients is crucial to living out our other core values.

Improve Yourself Everyday

The company culture at Williams, Steinert, Mask is designed to foster growth and encourage professional and personal development because we truly believe that we best serve our clients when we are, ourselves growing and improving as individuals and as a team.