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Outlook 2017: Gauging Market Milestones
In 2016, financial markets, the economy, and geopolitics experienced an unusual number of milestones that have come together to influence the investment landscape: a new president and administration.
Yours, Mine, and Ours — A Couple’s Guide to Retirement Planning
While the reasons for earning two incomes may vary from couple to couple, these families often face a similar financial challenge: participation in separate retirement programs.
Withdrawing Your Assets: Understanding RMDs
When it comes time to start withdrawing the money you’ve spent a lifetime accumulating in your retirement portfolio, you want to ensure that you make the right decisions.
Will Your Money Last? Risks to Retirement Income
A sound retirement income plan takes into account several financial risks, including the potential for the retiree to outlive his or her assets, the effects of inflation on future income, rising health care costs, and the uncertain future of the Social Security system.
Tax-Deferred Accounts: IRS Distribution Requirements
Tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs and 401(k) plans are excellent vehicles for saving for retirement. But the IRS imposes a number of distribution requirements that, if not met, can result in penalties.
Should You Convert to a Roth IRA?
Whether an investor benefits from converting assets within a traditional IRA to a Roth account may depend on the amount of time he or she plans to leave the assets invested, estate planning strategies, and his or her willingness to pay the federal income tax bill that a conversion is likely to trigger.
The Secret Key: Lessons of the Masters
An Insider’s Guide To Wealth Management In A Rapidly Changing World
The purpose of this report, The Secret Key: Lessons from the Masters, is to introduce to you the Master’s Key to help preserve, invest, grow, and enjoy your wealth in this “New Normal” world.