COVID-19 Information
This resource page is intended to provide perspectives regarding COVID-19 and its investment and financial planning implications.
COVID-19 FAQs Recorded Presentation (April 2, 2020)
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How the CARES Act Helps the Disability Community Affected by COVID-19
With a pandemic affecting the country, times have become even more uncertain for those who have a disability or other medical condition.
The Silver Lining: Opportunities and Planning Ideas During a Market Downturn
During periods of high market volatility, short-term negative impact to your investment portfolio can be unnerving, but there are also some planning opportunities that could allow you to take advantage of the situation and do not require you to make significant sacrifices in your investment portfolio. Here are some Silver Lining/planning strategies to consider.
COVID-19 and Cyber Health: “Think Before You Click”
In these unprecedented times, we are confronted with change in many aspects of our lives. Some of these changes in circumstance require changes in our current behavior and often they introduce completely new tools and behaviors to learn and put into practice. The changes have not gone unnoticed by bad actors who will not hesitate to exploit any uncertainty, fear or change. There has been an astronomical increase in coronavirus themed spam recently, with some vendors reporting increases of 14,000%.
Important Information For Small Businesses Impacted By COVID-19
Both small and large businesses have been significantly impacted by the effects of COVID-19 and have had to make critical decisions over the last few weeks. To facilitate our clients who own businesses, we have compiled relevant information and possible actions in light of the current difficult business conditions and the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
CARES Act FAQ: Tax and Financial Relief for Individuals
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on Friday March 27, 2020. This piece of legislation is the third round of federal support in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. It builds off the previous two bills passed to provide more support to individuals and businesses, including changes to tax policy. This is an aggressive action on the part of our government to aid in the challenges our economy faces. Additional measures are expected over time to continue to build on these supports.
Modera Updates: Letter to Clients 3/19/2020
With another week of intense market volatility and uncertainty over the economic impact of COVID-19, we find ourselves in challenging but not unfamiliar circumstances. Like many of you, we’ve weathered crises like this before and have come out stronger on the other side. Modera has been around since 1983.
Operational Updates
Modera’s physical office locations are closed for the time being, but we remain fully functioning with our staff able to process your servicing needs, and available to address your questions and requests. Our Advisory Team is available and reachable to answer any questions that you may have. Please reach out via email or phone – we’d be happy to chat with you.
We will post any operational updates on this page regarding COVID-19.