Planning Strategies to Reduce Your Required Minimum Distributions
In the 1970’s the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) created a new set of retirement strategies from 401(k)s to IRAs. Many of these retirement plans gave an individual the ability to defer taxes on contributions and growth that occurred within the retirement account until […]
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More Yield, More Tax (Sometimes): The Taxation of Fixed Income Investments
With Fed rate increases over the last 18 months, we now have a whole slew of fixed income investments that offer very attractive yields. Interest rates were so low for so long that many investors forgot that the interest from fixed income investments is generally […]
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The Rise of CDs: What You Need to Know Before Investing
Throughout my career, I’ve frequently encountered clients asking the elusive question: “Isn’t there somewhere I can get a 5% return with no risk?” Unfortunately, for the longest time, the answer had always been a disappointing “no.” With persistently low interest rates, the opportunity for substantial […]
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