Is Estate Planning Only For Rich People?
I recently had the pleasure of teaching two classes called ‘Your Retirement And Taxes.’ In the classes, we sought to deepen our understanding of how our tax system works as it pertains to investments and income sources, as well as consider some strategies available to a retiree to pay only their fair share of taxes during retirement. While the subject …
Report: Funding Your Retirement
It’s extremely important that we all take our retirement into our own hands. The concept of not preparing and relying on a government-sponsored retirement is not the best plan. Financial woes combined with the fact that the U.S. population is continuing to age, means that there are fewer working-aged people remaining to contribute to our social security systems. On a …
The Roth IRA Is Taking Your Medicine
Taxes, taxes, taxes. When we celebrate Independence Day each year, it’s easy to focus on the fireworks and forget that much of our dispute was over taxes. After all, wasn’t that part of the deal when we declared to the British that we wanted to see other people? That ‘taxation without representation’ thing, right? Well, in the hundreds of years …
Report: Helpful Information for Filing 2019 Income Taxes
Helpful Information for Filing 2018 Income Taxes and Proactive Tax Planning for 2019 Tax planning should always be a key focus when reviewing your personal financial situation. One of our goals as financial professionals is to highlight tax savings opportunities and strategies so that you pay only your fair share of taxes and no more. This special report reviews some …
Report: Welcome to 2019
We hope that you and your family had an enjoyable holiday season. Each New Year symbolically offers us the opportunity for a fresh start. As always, our primary goal this year is to continue our tradition of helping individuals and families achieve their personal financial goals. To assist our clients in this process, we provide the 2019 CHECKLIST in this …
Report: Welcome to 2019
We hope that you and your family had an enjoyable holiday season. Each New Year symbolically offers us the opportunity for a fresh start. As always, our primary goal this year is to continue our tradition of helping individuals and families achieve their personal financial goals. To assist our clients in this process, we provide the 2019 CHECKLIST in this …
Back to the Basics Social Security Planning 101
Just a Few Drops Into the Ocean One of the core building blocks of a retirement income plan is Social Security. Earned over decades of working and paying taxes into the system, Social Security recipients have turned the corner and are now extracting income from this unique asset. But what’s so surprising is how nonchalant many retirees are about this …
Briefcase Study
When 2018 came to a close, the month of December was not without drama. The stock market was suffering meaningful declines. There were quite a few days of 500, 600, and 700-point losses. With this much volatility, it leaves a retired or retiring investor to ask, “Who am I, as an investor? How should I be investing when markets can …
Report: Year End Tax Moves for 2018
YEAR END TAX MOVES for 2018 One of our main goals as holistic financial advisors is to help our clients recognize tax reduction opportunities within their investment portfolios and overall financial planning strategies. Staying current on the ever-changing tax environment is a key component necessary to help our clients benefit from potential tax reduction strategies. On December 22, 2017, President …
