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Financial Planning

The long-Term Advantages of Planning IRA Distributions

ByMatt Nelson, MBA, CFP®   Planning IRA distributions can be a challenge, especially for non-spouse beneficiaries who inherit the account from a deceased loved one. Making this dilemma even trickier to navigate – as of 2020, most non-spouse beneficiaries

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Budgeting / Saving

Inflation’s Silver Lining: Save More in 2023

By Jonathan Scheid, CFA, AIF® Higher inflation not only impacts prices for goods and services, but it also influences government program benefits and the taxes we pay. Government officials use a re-calibration system when they pass many laws now, and that

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Advisors

Investing Through Tough Times

Despite a hopeful start, 2022 turned out to be a tumultuous year for financial markets. Last January, the Federal Reserve’s benchmark rate was near zero, mortgages were just over 3% and the 10-year Treasury was yielding a mere 1.5%. Stock markets

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Advisors

What is a Fiduciary?

Fiduciaries have a relationship of trust with their clients by putting the client first and remaining loyal. Be careful! Not all advisors are fiduciaries.   There are great ways to tell whether

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Budgeting / Saving

Hierarchy of Savings Vehicles

401(K)s, HSA, 529 Plans, and IRAs are all types of savings vehicles that you may have heard of. What do they all do, and more importantly, how do you know when to

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Investment Management

Courage! We have been here before

By: Martin Romo & Jim Fullerton It’s déjà vu all over again. With inflation higher than it has been since the 1970s, interest rates rising and the economy slowing, many have grown

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