Santa Maria investment adviser pleads guilty to stealing more than $2M from elderly clients – KSBY News

On Tuesday, Santa Maria's investment advisor pleaded guilty to fraudulent senior clients at the company from millions of dollars, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Julie Dollar, 52, runs a Santa Maria-based investment advisory business called Viviv Financial Management Inc. (VFM). Prosecutors say they stole around $2.25 million from their clients between November 2016 […]
IRS announces changes for 2025 taxes – KSBY News

There may be some changes to your 2025 taxes. “This week, we announced 2025 inflation adjustments for approximately 60 tax provisions. The main ones that will affect most people are the standard deduction and tax brackets,” IRS spokesperson Rafael Turino said. said. Turino told KSBY community reporter Carson Wells that the IRS does this every […]