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Should I convert IRA money to a Roth?
Should I convert IRA money to a Roth is a complex question. Before 2017 tax law allowed recharacterization (being able to undo a Roth conversion). After 2017, tax law changed and you can no longer undo a conversion. So, before converting an IRA to a Roth, think through your full portfolio and goals. Converting an…
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9 Birthdays to Remember for Retirement Readiness
Even if it seems a long way off, it’s never too early to begin thinking about retirement. The decisions you make now will have a profound impact on where you find yourself decades from now. Odds are your retirement will be the largest “cost” you’ll have to cover in your lifetime—depending on your retirement date…
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Do you really need that individual stock?
Individual stocks end up in portfolios for various reasons—possibly some speculation along the way, maybe inherited from a family member and kept for sentimental reasons, purchased many years ago and now with a cost basis so low that selling the stock would incur high taxes, or through acquisition of company stock options. We don’t recommend…
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Update: Congress moves to make changes to the US retirement system.
This is an update to our 3/1/16 blog post on the major changes to the US retirement system if the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, commonly known as the SECURE act, is passed. Since our last post the likelihood of passage this year has gone down somewhat. Since May the bill has…
