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It’s crucial for women to plan and take control of their finances just as much as it is for men. When an “if only” happens, if you haven’t prepared, you could be left with fewer choices. No matter if you’re single, married, divorced, or widowed, there are many reasons why women need to be involved […]

There have been some recent discussions about what the best way is to take out your RMD, and whether it is better to take it out in one lump sum or periodically throughout the year. One reason there has been a more vocal debate about this topic relates to the market’s volatility in the past

As we age, we are increasingly confronted by those younger who insist on pointing out “things have changed,” and they, as part of the younger generation (which they take pride in telling us we are not), know a better way to go about planning for the future than we do. While certainly, there are new

Uncertainty continues to be the only constant, and volatility is likely to continue as the market reacts to the changing trade landscape. While that can be nerve-racking, our position has always been one of prudence and remaining resilient when mitigating the risk of you losing your hard-earned retirement savings. We believe that will continue to

At this time of year there tends to be discussion about what our New Year’s resolution will be. Researchers suggest that only 9% of Americans that make resolutions complete them. In fact, research goes on to show that 23% of people quit their resolutions by the end of the first week, and 88% fail them

Conversions of a traditional IRA to a Roth can differ individual to individual, even where the same sum of money is involved. Let’s take, for example, two individuals, each with $100,000 in a traditional IRA, that the funds were identically invested and would double over 10 years. The tax rate was posed to be 30%.

One way to approach retirement is to think of it in stages. While retirement might seem like the final step of a journey, your goals and lifestyle will likely continue to evolve, and your income strategy should reflect that. For example, consider looking at your retirement in five-year stages; can you meet your income needs

Some scams are run on a daily basis, and are so intricately made, they can trick even the smartest of us. The scams we’re talking about come in the form of emails where the sender shows up in your email box as purportedly coming from an entity you recognize, such as the Social Security Administration,

Strategists who work with couples have found there to be a few conflicts that are most common between them. Different priorities: financial management done predominately by one partner, helping adult children, and disagreements over an inheritance. Each seems to resonate in different ways as we all know how common it is to have one partner