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How Is Health Care Reform Affecting the Federal Deficit?

2016-12-14T17:06:09-08:00

Some analysts think it is helping reduce the deficit; but others wholeheartedly disagree. Has the Affordable Care Act actually cut Medicare spending? The numbers from the Congressional Budget Office make a pretty good argument for that, and suggest that the ACA has had a distinct hand in the recent drop in the federal deficit. Detractors [...]

How Is Health Care Reform Affecting the Federal Deficit?2016-12-14T17:06:09-08:00

Fall Financial Reminders

2016-12-14T17:06:09-08:00

The year is coming to a close. Have you thought about these financial ideas yet? As every calendar year ends, the window slowly closes on a set of financial opportunities. Here are several you might want to explore before 2015 arrives. Don’t forget that IRA RMD. If you own one or more traditional IRAs, you [...]

Fall Financial Reminders2016-12-14T17:06:09-08:00

IRS Raises Retirement Plan Contribution Limits 2015

2016-12-14T17:06:10-08:00

Roth & traditional IRAs won’t get 2015 COLAs, but other plans will. 2015 Retirement Plan contribution limits went up A little inflation means a little adjustment. As the Consumer Price Index is up 1.7% over the last 12 months, the federal government is giving Social Security benefits a 1.7% boost for 2015 and [...]

IRS Raises Retirement Plan Contribution Limits 20152016-12-14T17:06:10-08:00

Gauging Your Financial Well-Being

2016-12-14T17:06:11-08:00

Six signs that you are in good shape. How well off do you think you are financially? If your career or life takes an unexpected turn, would your finances hold up? What do you think will become of the money you’ve made and saved when you are gone? These are major questions, and most people [...]

Gauging Your Financial Well-Being2016-12-14T17:06:11-08:00

Debunking a Few Popular Retirement Myths

2016-12-14T17:06:11-08:00

Certain misconceptions ignore the realities of retirement. Generalizations about money & retirement linger. Some have been around for decades, and some new clichés have recently joined their ranks. Let’s examine a few. “When I’m retired, I won’t really have to invest anymore.” Many people see retirement as an end instead of a beginning – a [...]

Debunking a Few Popular Retirement Myths2016-12-14T17:06:11-08:00

Adjusting to Retirement

2016-12-14T17:06:12-08:00

What people don’t always realize about life after work. If you have saved and invested consistently for retirement, you may find yourself ready to leave work on your terms – with abundant free time, new opportunities, and wonderful adventures ahead of you. The thing to keep in mind is that the reality of your retirement [...]

Adjusting to Retirement2016-12-14T17:06:12-08:00

Taking Taxes Into Account When Saving & Investing

2016-12-14T17:06:12-08:00

It isn’t always top of mind, but it should be. How many of us save and invest with an eye on tax implications? Not that many of us, according to a recent survey from Russell Investments (the global asset manager overseeing the Russell 2000). In the opening quarter of 2014, Russell polled financial services professionals [...]

Taking Taxes Into Account When Saving & Investing2016-12-14T17:06:12-08:00

What Beneficiaries Need To Know

2016-12-14T17:06:12-08:00

Beneficiaries: What do you do when an account owner passes away? If your loved ones have invested, saved or insured themselves to any degree, you may be named as a beneficiary to one or more of their accounts, policies or assets in the event of their deaths. While we all hope “that day” never comes, [...]

What Beneficiaries Need To Know2016-12-14T17:06:12-08:00

Less Protection for Inherited IRAs

2016-12-14T17:06:13-08:00

They are no longer exempt from creditors & bankruptcy proceedings. A SCOTUS ruling raises eyebrows. On June 12, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that assets held within inherited IRAs by non-spousal beneficiaries do not legally constitute “retirement funds.” Therefore, those assets are not protected from creditors under federal bankruptcy statutes.1,2 This opinion may have [...]

Less Protection for Inherited IRAs2016-12-14T17:06:13-08:00

The Retirement Mindgame

2016-12-14T17:06:14-08:00

Retirement: Your outlook may influence your financial outcome.  What kind of retirement do you think you’ll have? An outstanding one? A depressing one? What if it all starts with your outlook? Qualitatively speaking, what if the success or failure of your retirement begins with your perception of retirement? A whole field of study has emerged [...]

The Retirement Mindgame2016-12-14T17:06:14-08:00
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