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Lesser Known Provisions of the SECURE Act

Lesser Known Provisions of the SECURE Act What younger investors need to know. The SECURE Act passed into law in late 2019 and changed several aspects of retirement investing. These modifications included modifying the ability to stretch an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and changing the age when IRA holders must start taking requirement minimum distributions to 72-years-old.1,2 While those provisions grabbed the headlines, several other smaller parts of the SECURE Act have caught the attention of individuals who are raising [...]

By |2020-04-12T15:13:21-04:00March 26th, 2020|Personal Finance|Comments Off on Lesser Known Provisions of the SECURE Act
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Coronavirus & More

Coronavirus & More The 24-Hour News Cycle moves from Impeachment to COVID-19 to the Primaries – What’s next?  In recent weeks, we’ve seen several major stories in the news. On the political front, in addition to the arrival of the presidential election through the 2020 caucuses and primaries, we have just experienced the third presidential impeachment in American history. In international news, the latest coronavirus outbreak has hit China, now referred to as COVID-19, leading to closed borders and heightened [...]

By |2020-03-23T13:40:31-04:00March 12th, 2020|Business/Economic News|Comments Off on Coronavirus & More
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A Retirement Fact Sheet

A Retirement Fact Sheet Some specifics about the “second act.”      Does your vision of retirement align with the facts? Here are some noteworthy financial and lifestyle facts about life after 50 that might surprise you. Up to 85% of a retiree’s Social Security income can be taxed. Some retirees are taken aback when they discover this. In addition to the Internal Revenue Service, 13 states currently levy taxes on some or all Social Security retirement benefits: Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, [...]

By |2020-03-23T13:42:56-04:00February 20th, 2020|Retirement, Savings and Investing|Comments Off on A Retirement Fact Sheet
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Health Care Costs are Cutting into Retirement Preparations

Health Care Costs Are Cutting into Retirement Preparations This is happening in subtle and not-so-subtle ways.  You may have seen this statistic before or one resembling it: the average 65-year-old retiring couple can now expect to pay more than $250,000 in health care expenses during the rest of their lives. In fact, Fidelity Investments now projects this cost at $285,000. The effort to prepare for these potential expenses is changing the big picture of retirement planning.1 Individual retirement savings strategies [...]

By |2020-02-13T13:29:23-05:00February 6th, 2020|Financial Fitness, Healthcare|Comments Off on Health Care Costs are Cutting into Retirement Preparations
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The Major Retirement Planning Mistakes

The Major Retirement Planning Mistakes Why are they made again and again?  Much is out there about the classic financial mistakes that plague start-ups, family businesses, corporations, and charities. Aside from these blunders, some classic financial missteps plague retirees. Calling them “mistakes” may be a bit harsh, as not all of them represent errors in judgment. Yet whether they result from ignorance or fate, we need to be aware of them as we plan for and enter retirement. Leaving work [...]

By |2020-01-28T16:07:01-05:00January 23rd, 2020|Retirement|Comments Off on The Major Retirement Planning Mistakes
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