As Your Parents Age, Help Them Protect Their Finances

By Mark Fissel
Posted on May 31st, 2023

It’s heartbreaking to hear stories of people losing money (even their life savings) as a result of fraud or financial exploitation, especially if they are […]

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SECURE 2.0 Act Expands Early Withdrawal Exceptions

By Mark Fissel
Posted on May 31st, 2023

Tax-advantaged retirement accounts such as 401(k) plans and IRAs are intended to promote long-term retirement savings and thus offer preferential tax treatment in return for […]

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Use the Increased RMD age to Boost your Roth Savings

By Anne Zavaglia
Posted on April 11th, 2023

The required minimum distribution (“RMD”) age has steadily increased over the last few years with the passage of the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0, raising […]

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Double Up with a Spousal IRA

By Mark Fissel
Posted on January 30th, 2023

If you and your spouse are looking for a way to build your retirement savings but one of you is not working, you might consider […]

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Key Retirement and Tax Numbers for 2023

By Mark Fissel
Posted on January 18th, 2023

Every year, the Internal Revenue Service announces cost-of-living adjustments that affect contribution limits for retirement plans and various tax deduction, exclusion, exemption, and threshold amounts. […]

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Secure 2.0 Act Signed into Law

By Anne Zavaglia
Posted on January 10th, 2023

The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 was included in the recent $1.7 billion spending bill and signed into law December 29, 2022.  The new law […]

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Three Stretch IRA Alternatives

By Mark Fissel
Posted on December 2nd, 2022

The passage of the SECURE Act in 2019 effectively eliminated the stretch IRA, an estate planning strategy that allowed an inherited IRA to continue growing […]

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When Should Young Adults Start Investing for Retirement?

By Mark Fissel
Posted on December 2nd, 2022

As young adults embark on their first real job, get married, or start a family, retirement might be the last thing on their minds. Even […]

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2023 Contribution Limits Increase

By Anne Zavaglia
Posted on October 24th, 2022

The IRS announced cost-of-Living adjustments for contribution limits to IRAs, 401(k)s and other qualified plans for 2023 on October 21. COLAs are indexed for inflation […]

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Inflation Upside?

By Anne Zavaglia
Posted on October 4th, 2022

With inflation at a 40-year high, it may feel like doom and gloom.  Markets are down from their January peak, costs have soared especially for […]

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