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7 Spring Cleaning Moves for Your Finances
Here's how to get your financial house in order Forget cleaning out the closet, scrubbing the floors and washing the windows. The start of spring is an even better time...
What’s Changing for Retirement in 2024?
Inflation adjustments and the phase-in of Secure 2.0 provisions have implications for retirement savers and retirees alike. The dawning of 2024 will usher in more...
How to Deal With a Big Tax Bill
Don’t panic — but do pay the tax tab Bills are a fact of life, though some require more urgent attention than others. Ignore your brother-in-law because you still owe...
7 Ways Retirement Will Be Different in 2024
How changes in Social Security, Medicare, taxes and more will affect your finances For most people, retirement finance is a delicate balance between income that’s...
As baby boomers hit ‘peak 65’ this year, what the retirement age should be is up for debate
KEY POINTS More Americans are expected to turn 65 through 2027 than in any time in history. Despite the ‘silver tsunami,’ the correct age to retire is still in...
10 Things Boomers Should Consider Selling in Retirement
Retirement is not just about what you should buy or invest in — it’s equally about decluttering and letting go of assets that may no longer serve a purpose or even cost...
6 Reasons Annuities Should Be Part of Your Retirement Plan in 2024
When setting up your financial retirement plan, you’ll likely consider various options for how you plan on covering the bills in your golden years. With soaring...
3 Ways Retirement Planning is Changing in 2024
The calendar page has turned and 2024 is well on its way. Before we get too far down the road, be sure to check out these changes around retirement savings. Every so...
America is hitting “peak 65” in 2024 as record number of boomers reach retirement age. Here’s what to know.
2024 will be a record-breaking year for retirement in the U.S., with an average of 11,000 Americans a day expected to celebrate their 65th birthday from now until...
Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary - 4/19/2024 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Financial markets took another step back last week as investors grappled with increased tensions in the Middle...
Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary - 4/12/2024 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Financial markets pulled back for the second consecutive week as investors continued to recalibrate monetary...
Weekly Market Commentary
-Darren Leavitt, CFA Wall Street took a step back in the first week of the second quarter as robust economic data induced a recalibration of rate cut expectations. The...
Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary - 3/28/2024 -Darren Leavitt, CFA The S&P 500 hit another all-time high this week as investors appeared to rebalance positions into quarter...
Weekly Market Commentary
-Darren Leavitt, CFA US equity markets forged another set of new highs in an extremely busy week on Wall Street. Global Central Banks took center stage, headlined by...
Weekly Market Commentary
-Darren Leavitt, CFA Markets pushed back on an early week sell-off to close at record highs for the S&P 500 and NASDAQ. A building sense that the market is due for...
Weekly Market Commentary
-Darren Leavitt, CFA The S&P 500 and the Dow Industrial Average forged new all-time highs despite investors taking profits early in the holiday-shortened week. ...
Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary - 2/16/2024 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Wall Street took a breather last week as hotter-than-expected inflation data forced investors to recalibrate...
Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Commentary - 2/9/2024 -Darren Leavitt, CFA The S&P 500 hit another record high and topped the 5000 level for the first time as investors focused on...
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ROTH CONVERSIONS AND SIMPLE IRA RMDS: TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst Question: One of our clients wants to cash out his IRA and then roll it into a Roth IRA within 60 days. Can this be done directly, or does...
PART 1: INHERITED ROTH IRA BY NON-SPOUSE BENEFICIARY – 5-YEAR CLOCK ISSUES?
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst When an IRA owner does a Roth conversion, there is typically a 5-year clock for the earnings on the converted dollars to be...
IRS “HYPOTHETICAL RMD RULE” PREVENTS SURVIVING SPOUSES FROM AVOIDING RMDS
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst One of the more interesting rules (if any could be called “interesting”) from the 2022 IRS proposed regulations requires spouse...
INHERITED ROTH IRAS AND QUALIFIED CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTIONS: TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst QUESTION: Do required minimum distributions (RMDs) need to be taken when a non-spouse beneficiary inherits Roth IRA? It...
12 QCD RULES YOU MUST KNOW
By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education If you are charitably inclined and have an IRA, a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) can be a great strategy....
EXCESS CONTRIBUTION FIX: SAME IRA, DIFFERENT DOLLARS
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst If I pour too much water into a glass, removing liquid from a different glass does not correct the problem. The excess water must...
IRS GIVES GUIDANCE ON PENALTY-FREE WITHDRAWALS FOR FINANCIAL EMERGENCIES AND FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst If you take a taxable withdrawal from your IRA or 401(k) (or other company plan) before age 59 ½, you normally have to pay a 10% penalty...
ROLLING OVER YOUR IN-PLAN CONVERSION? WATCH OUT FOR THE RECAPTURE RULE
By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education More and more Americans have retirement savings in Roth 401(k)s. With their rising popularity come some...
ROTH IRA DISTRIBUTIONS AND SELF-DIRECTED IRAS: TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education Question: I have a question about the Roth IRA distribution ordering rules based on a client’s situation: 1. The...