Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Annuities can play a valuable role in a retirement portfolio; but, often they’re somewhat oversold. Should equity-indexed annuities serve as a
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® The new jobs report shows 178,000 jobs were created last month – and much of the media has reported that number;
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Getting ready to retire? Planning to roll your 401(k) into your own IRA? It will pay to do your homework first.
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® You’re probably wondering, “What does the electoral college debate have to do with Thanksgiving? Nothing. It maybe has more to do
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® This past Monday, I retweeted a Fox Business post, Why Your Retirement Savings May Be a Pipedream. A number of my
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Executive Bonus plans are a little different from Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans (NQDC), which we talked about in another short paper.
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Tax-deferred and tax-advantaged are two termsoften used interchangeably and, as a result, often lead to a lot of confusion; but, the
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Taking care of family does present its challenges; but, it can extremely rewarding – and a lot of fun! If you’re
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Getting ready to pull the retirement cord? In a previouspost, I had talked about pension options – worth reviewing if that’s
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Getting ready to leave your company? Considering doing a rollover? This isn’t a decision to be taken lightly. While rolling over
Congratulations—you’ve built up a healthy retirement nest egg, maybe even a couple million bucks in a traditional IRA. Cue the applause! No worry about tax traps now! But as you reach retirement and start thinking about how to spend it (or pass it on), Uncle Sam is waiting with a few surprise moves that could mess with your plans. These are the tax traps.
You’ve just inherited an IRA from someone not your spouse… usually a parent. Guess what! Your rules are different.
