As a business owner, you understand the importance of planning. You plan out inventories, employee work schedules, customer meetings, and revenue projections. But have you given serious thought to planning out what will happen when it’s time for you to step away from your business? This is …
No matter how well-prepared you may feel for life in retirement, none of us is immune to the challenges presented by market volatility, rising taxes and inflation and longevity. Fluctuations in the financial markets, interest rates and the value of the dollar affect the price of the goods a …
Published by Jake Bleicher Anxiety has increased as investors digest the debt crisis in Greece and the Chinese market crash. Add the Fed’s rate hike and drop in oil prices to the mix and the outlook is depressing. I started searching for good news – a silver lining amid the chaos – and foun …
Named after Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, 529 plans are investment accounts used to pay for a beneficiary’s college expenses and are usually opened many years before the beneficiary reaches college age. Check out this infographic for some interesting statistics about 529 Plans. …
Published by Rob Furlong Every year around the Oscars I remember that between two kids, a career and countless other commitments, I haven’t seen any movies since, well, the same time last year. This leads to a week of late-night binge watching, usually of movies that have lingered in my Net …
Published by Teresa Milner If you’ve ever engaged in a conversation about retirement and you heard the terminology of qualified vs. non-qualified but you had no clue what that meant – know you’re not alone! The following is a basic explanation of the difference:
Rising interest rates have many implications for the economy and therefore the stock market. Many feel the Fed will begin increasing the Fed Funds Rate – the rate at which banks lend to each other, sometime this year. On a standalone basis, rising rates have the potential to be very benefic …
