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By Scott Roark, MBA, PhD | August 2, 2019
What Is Sequence Risk? Sequence risk is an important notion in the world of retirement planning. It refers to the risk that the sequence of returns in an investment portfolio will negatively impact the ability of the portfolio to deliver sufficient payouts throughout retirement. In extreme circumstances, sequence risk may even mean a portfolio runs Read more…
By Bob Palechek, CPA | July 19, 2019
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) – nicknamed Obamacare – was disappointing for some, but a godsend for others. If today it is your solution for healthcare coverage, you will want to take maximum advantage of one aspect of it called the ‘Premium Tax Credit,’ assuming you qualify. The Premium Tax Credit (PTC) is a tax Read more…
By Scott Roark, MBA, PhD | July 5, 2019
What is Correlation? Correlation between asset returns is an important consideration when you are managing portfolio diversification. Correlation is a statistical measure of the relationship between items. An easy example to understand is the correlation between height and weight. Usually, when height increases, weight also increases and you have what is called a “positive correlation” Read more…
By Jim Saulnier, CFP | June 21, 2019
Fixing Excess IRA Contributions Albert Einstein is said to have said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” So, if we managed to create the problem of excess IRA contributions, we might want to involve a knowledgeable advisor when it comes to fixing excess IRA contributions at Read more…
By Jim Saulnier, CFP | June 7, 2019
How Excess IRA Contributions Can Happen If you simply put the right amount of money each year in the right IRA account and allowed it to grow until time to withdraw funds, managing traditional IRAs would be smooth sailing. However, both life – and the desire to maximize the returns on your retirement funds – Read more…
By Jim Saulnier, CFP | May 24, 2019
Excess IRA Contributions: Basic Qualifications We hear a lot about how important it is to contribute to an IRA. So, ‘how to contribute correctly’ becomes an important topic. Not that it is difficult, but there are some important rules regarding IRA contribution qualifications that you have to follow. And since you put money into an Read more…
By Scott Roark, MBA, PhD | April 20, 2019
There are plenty of circumstances in life where you really don’t want to compare yourself with others. Doing that is a fairly reliable way to make yourself feel bad – there will always be someone better looking, more athletic, more successful or richer than you. But in the world of investing, it is critical to Read more…
By Jack Krumeich-Miller, E.A. | December 22, 2018
As the year comes to a close, there is still a window of time to make your last tax moves to prepare for filing season and get the most from your tax situation. There are five specific retirement tax planning tips this article will focus on: Itemizing Deductions has changed for 2018 – The new Read more…
By Jack Krumeich-Miller, E.A. | November 21, 2018
When I first began preparing tax returns for friends and family, it was all done on paper. It was all mailed in. It was all physically saved in filing cabinets. And, I was always told I could shred anything after 3 years. However, that is not exactly true. Now it can all mostly be done Read more…
By Justin Fundalinski, MBA | July 20, 2018
Several years ago, I wrote an article about the changes coming in 2018 on income related Medicare premiums. Better known as the Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (or IRMAA), this provision of Medicare rears its head and increases Medicare premiums as individual or couple’s income rises. It’s essentially an added tax, or a way to help fund Read more…
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