2021 Retirement Plan Limits

  2021 Retirement Plan Limits January 14, 2021   As part of your 2021 tax planning, now is the time to review funding your retirement accounts. By establishing your contribution goals at the beginning of each year, the financial impact of saving for your...

Ideas For Better Savings Rates

  Ideas for Better Savings Rates December 22, 2020   Before the housing bubble burst in 2008, you could find high yield savings accounts that were paying rates over 5%. Today? These same banks are paying less than 0.10% So where are you supposed to put your...

Transferring Your 401k Funds when Switching Jobs

  Switching Jobs? Here’s What to do With Your 401(k) October 19, 2020   If you are in the midst of switching jobs and your 401(k) is with your current employer, you must decide what to do with your retirement account when you leave. Here are your four...

A Gift of Stock

  A Gift of Stock Information is Key When Using this Tax Planning Strategy September 8, 2020   You own some stock that has increased in value. To avoid a possible taxable gain by selling the stock, you wish to give it directly to a child or grandchild. This...

Find a Budget That Works for You

  Find a Budget Method that Works for You September 4, 2020   You have your own unique personality, preferences and lifestyle. Likewise, how you manage and organize your finances can have its own personality, including how you budget. Here are five different...

Don’t Make These Mortgage Refinancing Mistakes

  Don’t Make These Mortgage Refinancing Mistakes August 18, 2020   With 30-year fixed rate mortgages approaching historical lows of 3%, you may be thinking about refinancing an existing mortgage. But you better read the fine print before signing on the...