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Happy New Year! Congress Gifts SECURE 2.0

Happy New Year!  Congress Gifts SECURE 2.0 A key change in legislation just before the end of the year was congress passing the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which included the SECURE Act 2.0.  Ed Slott and Company has featured a great article about some of the highlights of SECURE 2.0, the article is from...
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New Retirement Contribution Limits for 2023

New Retirement Contribution Limits for 2023 Near-record levels. The Internal Revenue Service has released new limits for the coming year. After months of high inflation and financial uncertainty, some of these cost-of-living-based adjustments have reached near-record levels. Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). IRA contribution limits are up $500 in 2023 to $6,500. Catch-up contributions for those...
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Why Don’t All Affluent People Become Wealthy?

Why Don’t All Affluent People Become Wealthy? Perception, hesitation, & poor decisions are factors. Why do some people let their potential for lifetime wealth slip away? Some people are better off economically at 30 or 40 than they are at 50 or 60. In some cases, fate deals them a bad hand. In other cases,...
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Cash Alternatives for Charitable Giving

Cash Alternatives for Charitable Giving Thinking about donating? Think of these choices. As the tax season is heating up, you may be thinking of giving. In fact, you may want to explore the different ways in which you can donate to a charity or non-profit organization, apart from just making a cash gift. Consider some...
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Building a Healthy Financial Foundation

Building a Healthy Financial Foundation How many pieces do you have in place? When you read about money matters, you will sometimes see the phrase, “getting your financial house in order.” What exactly does that mean? When your financial “house is in order,” it means it is built on a solid foundation. It means that...
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Roth IRA Conversion in the Era of COVID-19

Roth IRA Conversion in the Era of COVID-19 Is it right for you?  The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up nearly every aspect of American life. To say it’s been a difficult time would be an understatement. However, difficult times may open doors to new possibilities. Businesses are changing their ways of operating, and individuals are...
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A Roth IRA’s Many Benefits

A Roth IRA’s Many Benefits Why do so many people choose them over traditional IRAs? The IRA that changed the whole retirement savings perspective. Since the Roth IRA was introduced in 1998, its popularity has soared. It has become a fixture in many retirement planning strategies because it offers savers so many potential advantages. The...
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Debunking a Few Popular Retirement Myths

Debunking a Few Popular Retirement Myths It seems high time to dispel some of these misconceptions.   Generalizations about money and 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.” Society still...
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Minimizing Probate When Setting Up Your Estate

Probate subtly reduces the value of many estates. It can take more than a year in some cases, and attorney’s fees, appraiser’s fees, and court costs may eat up as much as 5% of a decedent’s accumulated assets.1 What do those fees pay for? In many cases, routine clerical work. Few estates require more than...
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