Social Security Status: Ignore the Headline Hype Social Security issued its Annual Trustees report on August 31. The report discussed the long-term financial status of the program. However, different media sources report the same data in very different ways. Some...
Plan Enrollment Errors: Advance Planning is Good Medicine Combine the federal government with the US tax and healthcare systems and what do you get? One very complicated maze of rules and regulations called Medicare! Medicare’s complex rules are confusing and can...
The Most Important Investment Decisions Many investors believe stock picking or choosing the hottest stock fund is the path to wealth and accumulation. Many studies indicate this path produces poor results that are driven by behavioral errors (buy high, sell low...
The SECURE Act Becomes Law in 2020 The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (aka SECURE Act) was passed by Congress and will become law January 1, 2020. There is a lot to unpack beneath the surface, so let me give you a high-level summary. As I...
Options to Choose, Not Choose, or Defer to a Later Date Not all plans include the so-called “In plan conversions” detailed below, which allow existing pre-tax 401K dollars to be converted to after-tax ROTH 401k dollars. They can be a good way to build tax-free income...
Annuities often get bad press. Deservedly so in many cases. Not so in all cases. Before you can determine if one might make sense for you, it’s important to understand the very different annuity types. When applied correctly they can be effective income planning tools...
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