Starting Off on the Right Foot
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Starting off life after school on the right foot financially is important. A good financial advisor can make all the difference.
Retirement is Just the Start!
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
We often find ourselves seeking the “finish line” where we no longer need to earn more income. But when it arrives, many folks find they have only just begun to impact the world the way they want.
Single Stock- Too Much of a Good Thing
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Executives often have a significant portion of their wealth in their company stock. For retiring or retired executives, or those who have more than their holding requirements, we work to determine how much, if any, they should continue to hold and how to tax-efficiently decrease their exposure as needed.
An Executive’s Financial Guide
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Our eBook, An Executive's Financial Guide, can help with your road map to retirement, as we show you new ways to make use of your wealth for purposes important to you.
Why I Hate New Year’s Resolutions
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Here’s the thing, I love the idea of starting fresh and changing that one thing that pushes you to be the person you want to be. However in practice, I hate – OK, strongly dislike – New Year’s Resolutions. Here’s why.
SECURE Act Signed Into Law. How Will This Impact Your Plan?
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
In December 2019, President Trump signed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act into law. Will it affect you?
Med School Grads, Do These Three Things First
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
As a recent medical school graduate, resident, or doctor early in your career, there are a few key things to consider for your financial well-being. The earlier you develop a strategy for these things, the greater the benefit.
Webinar Replay: Secure Act Q&A
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Kent Kramer and Zach Dalluge answer some important questions about the Setting Every Community Up For Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) of 2019.
Who Is Your Team’s Financial General Manager
No matter what the circumstances, during the good and the difficult times, it is in our best interest to seek guidance on the most important aspects of our lives. Consider hiring a "General Manager" to help you with your finances.
Med School Grads, Do These Three Things First
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
As a recent medical school graduate, resident, or doctor early in your career, there are a few key things to consider for your financial well-being. The earlier you develop a strategy for these things, the greater the benefit.
Webinar Replay: Secure Act Q&A
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Kent Kramer and Zach Dalluge answer some important questions about the Setting Every Community Up For Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) of 2019.
Who Is Your Team’s Financial General Manager
No matter what the circumstances, during the good and the difficult times, it is in our best interest to seek guidance on the most important aspects of our lives. Consider hiring a "General Manager" to help you with your finances.
Five Reasons to Consider a Roth IRA Conversion
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
The first four months of 2020 have proven to be unpredictable, volatile, and challenging. Despite recent market changes, there continue to be several planning opportunities that we are monitoring for our clients. One of these is Roth IRA conversions.
Retirement Planning Through a Crisis
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Walt Mozdzer, Lead Advisor, explains how decisions you make now can impact your retirement down the road.
A Doctors Guide to Financial Planning Through a Crisis
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Financial planning is always challenging. Doctors already have a compressed career timeline and the recent global crisis just adds to the complexity.
You Bring Your Vision; We’ll Draw the Map
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
At Foster Group, we work to capture the visions of our clients and their families, and then we create a roadmap to help them pursue those visions
IRS Allows for Reversal of 2020 RMDs
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
In late June, the IRS announced RMDs would be able to be reversed from any account requiring them through August 31st. Since the IRS is allowing this, it presents a potential tax planning opportunity.
Physicians: Debt vs Savings, Which Comes First?
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Young physicians often ask, “Should I focus more aggressively on paying down my debt, or should I just do the minimum and try to save as much as possible?” That’s an excellent question, with lots of variables and layers.
Discover the Real Meaning of Financial Independence
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
In my daily work with clients, the question often comes down to, “How much do I need to retire comfortably?” My usual answer is, “How long are you going to live, and what do you want to eat?!”
What to Do If Forced Into Retirement Early
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Yet, all too often, there is a second group of retirees for whom retirement is filled with uncertainty. Let’s say that at age 58, suddenly you are forced to retire. This could be a full five to seven years before you planned. What do you do now?
The Four Uses of Money
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Did you know that there are just four uses of money? They are Owe, Grow, Give, and Live.