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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

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

Earnings Estimates Impressively Rose. Recession likely?

2023-05-01T10:18:36-07:00

Earnings Estimates for 2023 Impressively Rose Last Week With just over half of S&P 500 companies having reported results, the consensus estimate for S&P 500 year-over-year earnings growth in the first quarter is -3.7%, up more than 2 percentage points from the prior week. While an earnings recession is likely, with a second straight [...]

Earnings Estimates Impressively Rose. Recession likely?2023-05-01T10:18:36-07:00

Top Tips for Individuals from New Secure Act 2.0

2023-03-20T17:15:54-07:00

Get informed on the SECURE 2.0 Act The SECURE 2.0 Act is a bipartisan comprehensive retirement legislation signed into law on December 29, 2022. Here are some interesting takeaways that might impact you: Required minimum distribution (RMD) age increases from 72 to 73 The age 72 trigger for taking RMDs is raised to age [...]

Top Tips for Individuals from New Secure Act 2.02023-03-20T17:15:54-07:00

Financial Tips and Great Ideas to Help You in 2023

2023-02-02T17:14:06-08:00

Here are some of my favorite financial and lifestyle tips as you start the year Knowledge is Retirement Power Especially When You're Traveling Looking to see more of the world during retirement? Some countries have created visa policies designed specifically for retirees. These retirement visa programs may also provide special benefits and incentives to [...]

Financial Tips and Great Ideas to Help You in 20232023-02-02T17:14:06-08:00

Four Ways Interest Rate Hikes Can Affect Your Finances

2023-01-19T09:52:51-08:00

Besides slowing the economy, higher rates affect your personal finances.  Unless you live on another planet, you are fully aware of this thing called inflation — whether you’re at the grocery store, a gas station, buying clothes online, hiring a contractor or doing almost any other thing that requires spending money for something. Earlier [...]

Four Ways Interest Rate Hikes Can Affect Your Finances2023-01-19T09:52:51-08:00

Earnings Up but Stocks Are Down… Not as uncommon as you’d think

2023-03-20T17:13:20-07:00

Investors often talk about how earnings drive stock prices. But that begs the question how so many strategists and pundits expect earnings to fall in 2023 and stocks to rise? That’s our view in LPL Research. Let’s look at the histories of earnings growth and price performance for the S&P 500 Index on a [...]

Earnings Up but Stocks Are Down… Not as uncommon as you’d think2023-03-20T17:13:20-07:00
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