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Stretching Your IRA
If you don't need all the funds currently in your IRA you might want to “stretch” them. This refers to the process of extending the term of your IRA over multiple lifetimes through the use of sound estate planning techniques.
Five Financial Planning Tips for Caregivers
If you’re over 50 years old, there’s a good chance you’re serving as a caregiver for someone else who’s over 50. As a caregiver, you may be facing the challenge of managing your loved one’s finances. Here are some practical tips to help you do it well.
Tax Resolutions For The New Year
Whether it’s your only resolution or just one of a few, sticking to your new year’s tax resolutions throughout the whole year is the trick to being successful. Following your financial resolutions can make tax time far easier next year.
Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Retirement Plans
While many of the rules applicable to retirement plans are easy to remember, there are some important ones that are not always at the forefront of your thought process, and may impact your financial well-being. Part 2 of a 2-part series.
Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Retirement Plans
While many of the rules applicable to retirement plans are easy to remember, there are some important ones that are not always at the forefront of your thought process, and may impact your financial well-being. Part 1 of a 2-part series.
Charitable Giving: Important Tips For Tax Season
’Tis the season to be giving. The holidays are a great time to donate to your favorite charity. Of course giving back to a good cause is great for the soul, but it can also be good for the pocketbook, in the form of a tax deduction.
Why You Need A Financial Power-of-Attorney
Almost every day brings you something you need in order to enjoy a happy and meaningful life. But what if something happens and you lose your ability to make the right decisions for yourself? What will you do? Enter the “power of attorney.”
Understanding Annuities
Those approaching retirement commonly worry about making their money work hard enough for them, in order to achieve a financially secure future. One kind of investment they should look into is annuities a combination of investment and insurance policy.
A Mixed Bag
Social Security beneficiaries are receiving a cost of living adjustment in 2012...and while this may sound like a good thing, it’s actually a “mixed bag.” Medicare premiums will also rise, and these increases could equal the cost of living adjustment.
