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Saving for Retirement – The 4% Rule
Saving for retirement is not easy, but using your retirement savings wisely can be just as challenging. How much of your savings can you withdraw each year? Withdraw too much and you run the risk of running out of money. Withdraw too little and you may miss out on a more comfortable retirement lifestyle.
Five Investment Tasks to Tackle by Year-End
It probably also highlighted the importance of periodically reviewing your investment portfolio to determine whether adjustments are needed to keep it on track. Now is a good time to take on these five year-end investment tasks.
What Key Estate Planning Tools Should I Know About?
By taking steps in advance, you have a greater say in how these questions are answered. And isn’t that how it should be? Wills and trusts are two of the most popular estate planning tools. Both allow you to spell out how you would like your property to be distributed, but they also go far beyond […]
Self Inflicted Investment Wounds
A recent study concluded that individual investors under performed the markets by an average of 4.92% per year over the last 30 years through Dec 2019, 9.96% to 5.04%, which is a massive difference. For example: 10,000 invested at a steady, compounded 5.04% over thirty years would be $43716.10 10,000 invested at a steady, compounded […]
Retirement – Will You Be Ready?
Will you be ready for Retirement? We recently saw a chart that stated that 25% of households, aged 55-64 had no retirement savings, another 24% had saving of $50,000.00 dollars or less., and only 18% had retirement savings of $500,000.00 or more. This is a disturbing finding. And yes, Social Security will be helpful, but […]
College Disrupted: Students Face High Costs and Pandemic Impact
Even in normal times, it can be challenging for families to cover college expenses without borrowing money and/or risking their own retirement security. For the 2019–2020 academic year, the cost of in-state tuition, fees, room, and board at a four-year public college averaged $21,950, and the total for a private college approached $50,000.1
Planning For The Unexpected
The recent health crisis caught many people and organizations unprepared for a number of issues. It is always best to be prepared ahead of time but learning from a lack of preparation can be equally important. One important aspect of preparation is having a reserve account or emergency fund to see you through the rough […]
CARES Act/Covid-19
On Friday, March 27, 2020, new legislation was signed into law that aims to provide relief to Americans and businesses negatively impacted by COVID-19 crisis. This legislation, known as The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, is a $2 trillion relief package that includes direct monetary payments to Americans as well as various […]
A Letter To Our Clients
Dear Valued Client, I hope that you are feeling well and dealing with all the changes that have so suddenly been presented to us all. Please be assured that during this “crisis” our office is open, functioning and servicing your financial accounts and needs. We are actively doing our work for you and plan on […]
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Saving for Retirement – The 4% Rule
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