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The Benefits of Donating Highly Appreciated Investments
What most People don’t know is the method you use to donate can make a big difference to the amount of money you’re giving to the charity as well as maximizing the amount of tax savings to you, the donor. David Garcia, CFP, CFA, and Partner at Evensky & Katz / Foldes Financial reviews strategies…
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What You Need to Know About Medicare: Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage is a private health insurance plan that replaces Medicare and can be setup as an HMO, PPO, Private Fee for Service Plan, or Special Needs Plan and usually combines some of the benefits of Medicare Parts A, B, and D. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, also known as Medicare Choice or…
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What You Need to Know About Medicare: Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D is the “prescription drug insurance” portion of Medicare. Anyone who is eligible for Part A or Part B is eligible for Part D. The premiums are at their base (usually around $33.06 as of 2021, depending on coverage and region), but can be increased according to earnings by as much as $77.10…
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What You Need to Know About Medicare: Medicare Part A
Medicare Part A is the “hospital insurance” portion of Medicare. For most people who have paid Medicare taxes throughout their working life, there is no premium for Medicare Part A coverage. If you do not qualify for premium-free Medicare Part A, it can be purchased for $471 per month (as of 2021). If you do…
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Why do experts call my 401k a “qualified plan”?
The quick answer is: A qualified plan is an employer-sponsored retirement plan that qualifies for special tax treatment under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Now for some not too detailed details… There are many different types of qualified plans, but they all fall into two categories. (1) Defined benefit plans (like a traditional…
