These ideas from my favorite IRA investments should help you diversify and balance your retirement planning We’ve kept the blog fairly general when it comes to specific investment choices for your IRA or 401K accounts. Investing is a personal process and depends heavily on your own need for return and(…)
What does another Clinton presidency mean for your retirement planning? Super Tuesday primaries left Hillary Clinton with a clear path to the Democratic nomination. The Senator has 677 pledged delegates against just 478 for Sanders and she’s sure to win most of the 712 party officials and leaders that control(…)
Congress just made the Qualified Charitable Distribution permanent and has given you a powerful deduction tool for your IRA After years of dragging its feet on critical tax deductions and credits, Washington has gotten it right with the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015. The Act was signed(…)
People are pouring money into IRA real estate without understanding the traps and consequences Buying real estate with funds in an individual retirement account (IRA) has been on the rise since the bottom of the housing bust in 2010. The prospect for 7% cash return and an extra 3% return(…)
The 30-year time bomb in the bond market is about to explode, taking the entire financial system out for the second time in a decade When Detroit filed for bankruptcy on its $18 billion in bonds in 2013, the largest bond default in the nation’s history shocked the financial system.(…)
Avoid getting taken off-guard by these three worst retirement planning fails with a little preparation Retirement planning is tough enough without getting blind-sided by unexpected costs or coming up short on your savings. Even the best laid plans can run into unexpected roadblocks but there seems to be a few(…)
Take advantage of great tax benefits through retirement planning with this guide to Roth IRA accounts Roth IRA accounts are less well known than traditional accounts or 401(k)s managed by your employer. That doesn’t mean that they are any less valuable as a part of your retirement savings plan. In(…)
Don’t miss out on your chance to save money with these powerful IRA tax benefits for the 2015 tax year The IRS has started accepting federal income tax returns and the 2015 tax season is in full swing. It’s too late to get many of the deductions and credits that(…)
Keogh Plans are not as popular as they once were but can still offer a powerful tax savings for a select few. Back in 1962, retirement savings options were pretty limited and most people were either covered by their employer…or out of luck. This changed when U.S. Representative Eugene Keogh(…)
Ten factors could be ready to send silver prices surging higher in 2016 Transformative changes are taking place in the market for silver but no one seems to notice. While the price has struggled for the last few years, factors around supply and demand are creating an environment that could(…)
