Retirement Planning Through a Crisis
Category: Financial 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
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Financial planning is always challenging. Doctors already have a compressed career timeline and the recent global crisis just adds to the complexity.
What to Do If Forced Into Retirement Early
Category: Financial 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?
Are You Really Ready to Exit Your Business?
Category: Financial Planning
It’s one thing to turn in the office keys and ride off into the sunset as a former W-2 employee, but what about those who started and built businesses?
Let Charitable Giving Take the Sting Out of Taxes
Category: Financial Planning
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.
Saving for a Rainy Day
Category: Financial Planning
According to a 2020 Federal Reserve study, 36% of American adults do not have enough cash to cover a $400 unexpected expense1. While the opposite 64% say they DO have enough, that still leaves around 90 million American adults unable to handle a modest money disruption in their lives.
Selling a Business Is Just as Tough as Owning One
Category: Financial Planning
Owning and operating a business is a tough task. Selling a business is equally difficult. If you’re a business owner, the odds are that you haven’t put together a plan to do this. It doesn’t have to be this way.
How to Plan a Business Exit
Category: Financial Planning
Do I keep or do I sell? Business owners planning an exit should examine this question every 90 days. Here are five stages to building value in a business.
Is Leasing Right for You?
October was the worst month for new car sales at his dealership in over ten years. In fact, only about 10% of car buyers that month were electing to lease new vehicles and typically, leasing is less expensive than buying. What’s going on here?
Tips for Setting Financial Goals in Marriage
Category: Financial Planning
If the financial goals conversation seems intimidating to you, know that you are not alone!
How to Make Sense of Goals You Set
Category: Financial Planning
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.
5/29 is for 529’s
Category: Financial Planning
May 29th is National 529 plan day. While there are many ways to save for future college expenses, a 529 plan remains one of the best.
What You Need to Know About Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Category: Financial Planning
Recently, the Department of Education announced some changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program because of the impact of COVID-19. Now, more than ever, it’s important to seek professional help related to these matters.
How Much Life Insurance Protection Is Enough?
Category: Financial Planning
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.
Key Considerations as Payments Resume on Student Loans in 2023
Category: Financial Planning
Student loans for millions of Americans are set to resume in September, with payments due in October of 2023. If you have student loans that have been impacted, now is a great time to look them over and review options moving forward. This blog outlines just a few things to consider as payments resume.
Why should you have a budget?
Category: Financial Planning
The word, budget, can induce fear and anxiety for some people. But I would argue that creating a budget and being disciplined in the process creates more freedom and flexibility than the alternative.