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8 Metrics for Your Retirement Planning Dashboard

2024-01-03T17:38:39-08:00

Your Dashboard for Retirement Planning and Beyond! Hey there, future retiree! As you approach the golden years (and much much earlier), it's so important to put on your financial detective hat and dive into the world of numbers to ensure a smooth sail into retirement. Let's make this journey as friendly as possible by [...]

8 Metrics for Your Retirement Planning Dashboard2024-01-03T17:38:39-08:00

Retirement Tips – Paying Down Debt with Snowball or Avalanche Method

2023-12-05T13:51:40-08:00

Erick, are there any tricks to paying down credit card debt? I’d love to put the money in my 401(k) instead! Try the avalanche or snowball method. In each you’ll focus on making extra payments to one debt — while continuing to make the minimum payment on all your other debts. With the avalanche [...]

Retirement Tips – Paying Down Debt with Snowball or Avalanche Method2023-12-05T13:51:40-08:00

Retirement Tips – Don’t Make a Mistake on New RMD Calculation

2023-11-20T15:29:36-08:00

Knowledge is Retirement Power Thanks to the passage of SECURE Act 2.0 at the end of last year, the age for starting required minimum distributions from your 401(k) has been increased from age 72 to age 73 for individuals who attained age 72 after December 31, 2022. It will increase again, to age 75, [...]

Retirement Tips – Don’t Make a Mistake on New RMD Calculation2023-11-20T15:29:36-08:00

Market Performance After Rate Cut – Be Careful What You Wish For

2023-12-08T17:01:58-08:00

Stock Market Performance After Fed Cuts Rates - Historical Perspective Market-watchers have been intensely focused on the Federal Reserve (Fed) this year. Recently, they’ve mostly opined on when the first rate cut might be coming and, generally, making the assumption that a rate cut would be good for stocks. It could be good, but our analysis [...]

Market Performance After Rate Cut – Be Careful What You Wish For2023-12-08T17:01:58-08:00

2023 Last Minute Tax Savings Ideas

2023-12-06T15:49:16-08:00

As you approach the year's end, it's so important to consider ALL potential tax strategies to optimize your financial situation. Here are some considerations to guide your decisions: Defer Income to 2024: Consider all opportunities to defer income to 2024, especially if you anticipate being in a lower tax bracket. Ideas: postpone receipt of a [...]

2023 Last Minute Tax Savings Ideas2023-12-06T15:49:16-08:00

Are You Saving Enough for Retirement?

2023-11-20T15:10:31-08:00

Whether you’re 23 or 35, it’s important to know whether you are saving enough for your retirement. There is no time like the present to ensure you are allocating enough funds to your retirement account. With folks routinely living into their 80s and 90s, it’s more important than ever to ensure your money lasts [...]

Are You Saving Enough for Retirement?2023-11-20T15:10:31-08:00

Is India the New China?

2023-09-25T14:02:21-07:00

India has emerged as a compelling economic growth story and an increasingly attractive alternative to China within the emerging markets complex. A growing population with a robust and young workforce, significant infrastructure spending, and an ongoing digital transformation have been key catalysts to India’s outperformance over China. India has also benefited from the de-globalization [...]

Is India the New China?2023-09-25T14:02:21-07:00

Certified Financial Planner Adds to Virtue Team

2024-02-22T15:33:13-08:00

Welcome Ross Allen, Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Plan Manager, LPL Financial In his role as Plan Manager at LPL Financial, Ross supports Virtue Wealth Management where he assists in developing and executing comprehensive financial plans. As a member of the LPL Paraplanning Services team, Ross partners with advisors to deliver financial planning support by [...]

Certified Financial Planner Adds to Virtue Team2024-02-22T15:33:13-08:00

US Debt Downgrade – Why is market pulling back?

2023-08-24T10:02:37-07:00

Volatility has returned right on queue as U.S. equity markets continue to pull back from overbought levels. The recent jump in interest rates has proven to be too much too fast for stocks to absorb, especially for the heavyweight and longer-duration technology sector. Deteriorating economic conditions in China and weak seasonal trends have been [...]

US Debt Downgrade – Why is market pulling back?2023-08-24T10:02:37-07:00

401k Catch Up Contributions are Changing in 2024 – Be aware

2023-07-17T09:40:03-07:00

If You Make Over $145,000, You May Have to Pay Taxes on Your Catch-Up Contributions Planning for retirement is a crucial aspect of financial management, and catch-up contributions have long been a valuable tool for individuals looking to boost their savings. However, changes are on the horizon that may impact high-earning individuals who make [...]

401k Catch Up Contributions are Changing in 2024 – Be aware2023-07-17T09:40:03-07:00
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