4 months ago
5 IRA Strategies and Mistakes You Need to Know
IRAs, or individual retirement accounts, are tax-deferred investment accounts. You can either fund them directly, assuming you otherwise qualify, or use them to rollover 401k/403b funds. For this reason, these accounts…
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5 months ago
6 Ways to Utilize Tax-Smart Charitable Giving
Charitable giving often conjures up images of the uber-wealthy creating foundations and complex trusts. While this is certainly true, a lot of people without millions regularly give money to the causes they support…
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6 months ago
Divorce Financial Planning and Retirement
Divorce financial planning typically refers to the actual planning done during a divorce. When planning for retirement, there are certain aspects that you should be aware of if you have ever been divorced at some point in your life…
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7 months ago
Which Ages Are Important for Retirement Planning and Why?
For better or worse, there are a lot of retirement planning rules that involve how old you are. Knowing these rules can help you avoid higher taxes (and penalties), but they can also allow you to take advantage of certain benefits…
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8 months ago
Retirement Takeaways from the SECURE Act
The SECURE Act was a big deal when it was passed in December of 2019. However, just a few short months later Covid-19 hit and the CARES Act was passed. Most people never had a chance to incorporate the SECURE Act into their retirement…
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9 months ago
Why Widows Should Be Aware of These 4 Retirement Planning Considerations
Retirement planning for widows (and widowers) involves some unique aspects that must be considered in addition to the emotional grief and stress that comes with losing a spouse. There seems to be some correlation between times…
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10 months ago
Annuities Without Commissions – Are They a Real Thing and Can You Benefit from Them?
At its most basic, an annuity is a contract where you give an insurance company a sum of money and they promise to pay you an income stream for a specific period of time, often your entire life…
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11 months ago
10 Options to Consider If You Were Sold Permanent Life Insurance
Many of you might have purchased life insurance at some point because someone depended on you financially and you are a responsible person…
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12 months ago
How You Can Take Advantage of Market Volatility in Times of Crisis
You’ve no doubt heard about the recent market volatility related to Coronavirus and the reaction to this unexpected pandemic. Nobody likes sitting on their hands when it feels like they should be doing something…
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12 months ago
4 Points of Retirement Planning You Need to Consider When Retiring Single
Retirement planning for single people has its own unique set of challenges and opportunities. This is true whether you are a widow, divorced, or you never got married…
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