Estate Planning Opportunities in a Low Interest Rate Environment
Many estate planning techniques are based on the Internal Revenue Code Section 7520 interest rate, which is at an all-time low of 0.6% as of June 2020.
Even Your Finances Need Weed Whacking Sometimes
Event Replay: Generosity. More Than One Way to Give. More Than One Way to Get Started.
What does generosity mean to you? Foster Group Founder Jerry Foster and his wife, Nancy, share stories about starting small and finding causes they believed in. Hear how you can discover and develop your unique generosity framework.
Every Investor’s Real Question: “Am I Going to Be Okay?”
In my time working with clients, there is one question asked more than any other, “Am I going to be okay?”
Fantasy Football and Financial Planning: What is your strategy?
Making good decisions and ultimately avoiding costly mistakes can be life-changing. Note that it does not start and end with picking the best player or hot stock but rather goals and a plan.
Feed the Beast
Grow Through What You Go Through
Happy 401(k) Day! Yes, It’s a Holiday!
Happy National 401(k) Day! As we take today to celebrate 401k’s, it’s important to consider the increasing challenges employees in our country face when it comes to retirement readiness.
Have You Come to Terms with the Reality of Your Retirement?
People come to terms with the fact they will one day retire. Maybe not in the next year or two but sometime in the next five. Often, it’s a reality they’ve been denying.
Have You Considered a Cash-Balance Plan?
Many business owners are looking for more tax-friendly ways to save for retirement. A cash balance plan could be the answer.
Health, Wealth, and Time
Helping Others Grieve
Hiking Through the Financial Wilderness
I used to laugh at the TV commercial years ago that stated, “Most people spend more time planning their vacation than their retirement.” It’s funny how your perspective can change with time. Now, I gladly note all details of a personal trip, perhaps as a parallel of my work.
Hiring a Financial Advisor May Improve Your Odds of Success
Over the years, I have found it helpful to hire experts to do things or guide me through areas of life which are too difficult or time consuming. Hiring a financial advisor may be just what you need in 2023.
Hold Still!
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.