When you turn 72 (age 70.5 if born before July 1, 1949), you are required to withdraw funds from your traditional IRA. The amount, your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), is calculated based on your age and account balance. This distribution, like all other withdrawals from a Traditional IRA, is taxable. Roth IRAs on the other […]
When building an investment portfolio, we often spend a lot of time on what specific asset classes will make up the “investment pie.” Determining the right mix of asset types, namely stocks and bonds, to help maximize profits while minimizing risk is what we refer to as Asset Allocation. The idea is to strike the […]
Help them Discover who they want to be in retirement. Help them Plan for their future. Help them Live free of the stress of financial uncertainty. Great efforts are made to enroll employees in company-sponsored 401(k) and 403(b) plans. But what happens next? Oftentimes, not enough is done to help participants re-assess their savings goals and investment decisions after enrollment. What about the employees […]
When we’re able to pause and catch up with our family members, conversations often revolve around “safe” commonalities such as family, sports, entertainment, health, and relationships… maybe even gossip! Occasionally, taboo subjects find their way into these conversations. You know the type: politics, religion, and money. When it comes to money, the conversations usually remain […]
New hardship rules became effective January 1, 2019, for the calendar year plans, thanks to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Most of these rules are welcome changes which should make more funds available to plan participants who are experiencing financial hardship. There is some concern, however, that there will be more “leakage” of retirement […]
2018 will not go down as a great year in the investment world, as the volatility of the fourth quarter brought stock market losses across all major asset classes. Despite this, many actively managed mutual funds distributed significant taxable capital gains in December. This is the result of significant gains that have been building in these funds […]
Saving for college is no small feat. With the continually rising cost of tuition year after year it’s more important than ever to start saving early and often for a child’s college education. Thankfully, many extended family members sometimes contribute toward a child’s education. Grandparents are sometimes major contributors to a child’s college education as […]