Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, Managing Associate Jarrett McKenzie, CFP®, CWS®, and Senior Associate Logan Daniel, CFP®, CRPC®, team up to address a couple’s question on how to budget for health care costs in retirement, as reports show retirees can need anywhere between $212,000 and $383,000 for health care costs.
You may think of Social Security as just something for retired people. However, Social Security is with you throughout your entire life. We explain more!
Taxes can take a big bite out of your total investment returns, so it’s helpful to look for tax-advantaged strategies when building a portfolio. But keep in mind that investment decisions shouldn’t be driven solely by tax considerations; other factors to consider include the potential risk, the expected rate of return, and the quality of the investment.
In this Money Talks Minute, Bil Lako, CFP®, explains how your annual required minimum distribution is based on your account balance as of December 31 the previous year.
If you qualify, you can make a deductible IRA contribution for 2022 up until the tax filing deadline on April 18, 2023. If you are someone age 50 or older, don’t forget you qualify to make a catch-up contribution.
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate D.J. Barker, CWS®, and Senior Associate Michael Griffin, CFP®, to address the three significant ways the SECURE Acts have affected required minimum distributions.
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, and Justin Wagner, AIF®, Client Relationship Manager for Retirement Services, deal with an investor who set his 401(k) and forgot about it for 13 years!
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, included the SECURE 2.0 Act that can significantly impact and augment your retirement planning strategies. Some provisions apply to individuals while others benefit businesses. We look at the most significant provisions.
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Associate Peter Lynch and Senior Financial Planner Giuliana Barbagelata, CFP®, to discuss a couple looking to shift money around now to minimize the impact of required minimum distributions in the future. The experts discuss the many moving parts in their financial plan needing consideration before making any moves today.
If you and your spouse are looking for a way to build your retirement savings but one of you is not working, you might consider funding a spousal IRA, as IRS rules allow a married couple to fund separate IRA accounts for each spouse based on the couple’s joint income.
