Don’t Miss Your Roth Conversion Window
If you’ve built a large retirement nest egg, you’ve also built a large tax problem.
August 18, 2025
Tag: Tax-Free Retirement Income
Uncategorized
Tax-Delayed Isn’t Tax-Free
Believe it or not, investing during working years was the easy part. Just keep accumulating! Even better, the money you put aside wasn’t taxable. Such a deal! Tax-delayed doesn’t mean tax-free however.
February 5, 2024
Uncategorized
What Does A Tax Strategy Look Like?
There are many possible tax strategies available. The question, of course, is which, if any, are appropriate for you.
March 11, 2021
Investing
Investment Strategy Is About More Than Returns.
Investment strategy tied to a plan can be powerful. Doing things a little differently can make a big difference.
February 4, 2021
Charitable Giving
Thinking of Giving to Charity? Here are some options for giving!
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Giving to charity? While most anything can be given to charity, these are the more common forms of donated property: Cash:Cash
September 26, 2018
Investing
Tax-Advantaged or Tax-Deferred? Do you know the difference?- copy
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
June 11, 2018
Life Insurance
What’s Your Focus?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Most people buy life insurance based on the same outdated advice they’ve been given for years. It’s predictable: buy term –
March 14, 2017
Investing
Do You Have A Greedy Business Partner – Even if you don’t own a business.
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® If you work, you have a business partner, even if you don’t own a business. And, this partner isn’t like most
March 8, 2017
Investing
Do Advisors Really Add Value?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® For years the media and others have debated the ultimate value of an advisor to the individual investor. Some believe they
February 14, 2017
Investing
Can You Reduce Risk By Adding To It?
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Ever wonder why so many “off-the-shelf” allocation engines available today tend to look so much alike? The reason is pretty straightforward:
February 7, 2017