Home Sweet Home, or an Investment?
Homes are commonly thought of as investments. It’s easy to see why. For most of us, it’s the single biggest thing on our balance sheets for years.
How a Medicare Supplement Coordinates with the Parts of Medicare
Medicare seems like the Alphabet soup of health insurance. Parts A, B, C, D and then the myriad of supplemental coverage. As Charlie Brown would say, “Good Grief”…. Let’s decipher it here.
How Could You Use Your Stimulus Check?
How Much Life Insurance Protection Is Enough?
Life insurance is an important component of a financial plan. An early death can create severe hardships for the surviving family if the proper amount of insurance is not in place. The recommended amount of life insurance will vary from family to family depending on a variety of factors.
How One Client Lives a Meaningful, Generous Life
At Foster Group, we encourage our clients to live lives of meaning and generosity, and some of our clients embody this. Of all the amazing stories I’ve heard, the following has impacted me most deeply.
How the National Debt Affects You
The rising U.S. national debt has been a topic of conversation for many years and 2020 has magnified the focus on this issue.
How to Make Sense of Goals You Set
An important part of building out a financial plan is determining goals. Goals help us look at a financial plan with the “end” in mind.
Leave the Gift of Giving as part of your Estate Plan
One of the best strategies for charitable giving is to open and fund a Donor Advised Fund (DAF).
Lessons from the Final 4
Let Charitable Giving Take the Sting Out of Taxes
Foster Group has a number of philanthropically-focused team members who can walk you through the integration of charitable intent with your financial plan. There are several ways to give, save taxes, help worthy organizations, and leave a legacy both through heirs and non-profit organizations.
Let’s Defrost Taxing Relationships
Let’s Make 2023 a Year of Savings Inflation
The rising cost of living recently has led the IRS to raise the 2023 contribution limits for employees with 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans, and the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan.
Life is Full of Taxes
Maximize Your Limits
Med School Grads, Do These Three Things First
Media Drama: Facts or Fiction?
The dramatic nature and slant that the media add to their stories to get us interested in reading the page. Do a quick self-check to see through the production and into the facts.
Medicare Advantage Plans: What is Joe Namath Really Talking About?
In 2006, the Federal government created an alternate design in the Medicare market to complement supplement plans and stand-alone prescription drug plans. They’re called Medicare Advantage plans. Although the start was a bit rocky, carriers have learned and grown with their plan designs. Here are some of the most talked about design concepts of the Medicare Advantage plans.
Mega Backdoor Roth IRAs: What You Should Know
A mega backdoor Roth is a great option to quickly build a tax-free bucket of money for individuals who have maxed out other retirement savings vehicles, still have surplus to be invested, and have a 401(k) plan that allows for this strategy. Consider this an additional tool in your toolbox.