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Why Focus on Investment Process over Investment Outcome?
At the core of our investment philosophy is our focus on process over outcome. If an investment has a good outcome we are more focused on the process that leads to the investment’s inclusion in our client’s portfolio. Why not just celebrate the good outcome? Because anyone can get lucky. Especially over the short term.…
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IRS Announces Increased Auditing for Solo 401(k) Retirement Plans
The benefits of self-employment are plenty, but there’s at least one significant drawback: the lack of an employer-sponsored retirement plan. Enter the solo 401(k). Designed for self-employed workers, a solo 401(k) mimics many of the features of an employer-sponsored plan, without the drag of the administrative burdens a traditional 401(k) is known for. A solo…
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Why Your Spouse May Like Your Company Retirement Plan More Than Your IRA
One important difference between IRAs and company retirement plans is spousal protection. Except for community property states (Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin), spouses of IRA owners do not have any rights to the account. By contrast, many corporate retirement plans must provide spouses at least some protection. In the…
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What You Need to Know About Medicare: PACE Coverage
The PACE program was created to provide an alternative for those who prefer not to move into a nursing home but whose medical problems make it impossible to stay at home without medical help. PACE is provided by a not-for-profit or public entity for those who are frail enough to meet their state’s standards for…
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What You Need to Know About Medicare: Medicare Appeals
Ideally, Medicare will always pay what it is supposed to when it is supposed to, but this is the real world and unfortunately Medicare doesn’t always work the way it is supposed to. When Medicare doesn’t work the way it should, you can file an appeal. Medicare Advantage Appeals While filing an appeal with Medicare…