Many Americans saving for retirement have access to employer retirement accounts such as a 401(k), 403(b), ESOP, SIMPLE IRA, or SEP IRA accounts. Others have contributed consistently to individual accounts such as a traditional IRA. For many individuals, the assets...
Maximizing Your Social Security Part 2
Welcome to the second part of our two-part series on how to maximize your Social Security benefits! In our previous post we covered the fundamentals of Social Security with the goal of providing the basic knowledge that is necessary to understand how to get the most...
Maximizing Your Social Security Part 1
In the United States, Social Security plays a significant role in our retirement system and is a component of almost everyone’s retirement planning. It is also one of the most complex programs and is rarely understood by most people. The challenging part about Social...
Does Your Advisor Understand Taxes?
Does Your Advisor Understand Taxes? Let’s begin with three questions about taxes and how they impact your life. Are taxes one of your biggest expenses each year? Would you prefer to pay as little in tax over your lifetime as legally possible? Do almost all your...