Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® IRS mandated withdrawals from retirement accounts – required minimum distributions (RMDs) – must begin by April following the year people turn
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Charitable giving is a way you can truly leave a legacy beyond our own family; However, believe it or not, few
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® … and what do rising interest rates (and inflation) mean to your long-term success? Maybe less than you think… or is
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® A recent study by Morningstar, a leading mutual fund research firm, compared mutual fund returns with the gains individual investors actually
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® BUY TERM INSURANCE! INVEST THE DIFFERENCE! That’s the mantra that’s been preached (mostly by tv gurus selling their DVDs) since the
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Here’s an interesting market outlook infographic from Vanguard! Thought you might enjoy seeing it! Just click on
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® I first heard this mantra in the 1970s. It resurfaced again in the ’80s and again in the 90s. Funny thing
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.
