Here are five tax strategies for 2011, courtesy of Wells Fargo Advisors: (Published: December 2011)

No one is expecting anything close to boom times for this coming year — not globally, not nationally and not along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. But it’s not all doom. (Published: December 2011)

Many people have lost upwards of 40 percent of their investment portfolios and are looking for ways to create income. A reverse mortgages is an option. (Published: December 2011)

By now, most of us are accustomed to Mississippi Economic Council president Blake Wilson’s frequent MEC Road Shows, bringing the MEC’s goals and programs to business groups across the state. Over the years, Blake has done an excellent job energizing business leaders from Tupelo to the Coast behind the MEC agenda. (Published: December 2011)

It may be the subject matter — death, incapacity and taxes — that causes us to avoid estate planning. However, the fact is that, no matter what your age or how much wealth you’ve accumulated, you need an estate plan to protect yourself, your loved ones and your assets — both now while you’re still active as well as after your death. (Published: December 2011)

Top stocks to buy in 2012 (Published: December 2011)

Turn on the television on any day and you’ll hear enough bad news to turn your stomach. The housing market is still in a slump. The stock market is volatile. Predictions of Social Security sound dire. Our European friends are on the brink of financial disaster. If you are in your 50s, and you are listening to this news while perusing your retirement plan statements, you may have come to the conclusion that full retirement at age 65 is simply a fantasy. (Published: December 2011)