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Spring-Cleaning Your Finances? Start With These 3 Things
For some people, spring means itchy, watery eyes and allergies galore. For others, it means a celebration of milder weather and the chance to spend more time outdoors.
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Small employers: Look before leaping into new MEP 401(k) option
Final rules governing multiple employer plans ("MEPs") are now on the table, leaving many small business owners wondering both what they should do to take advantage of the new rules and what they need to consider before jumping in. Small business owners have a wide variety of retirement planning options to choose from,
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5 Simple Ways To Prepare Your Personal Finances For A Recession
Last fall, recession fears were running high. It was hard to escape the conversation; predictions for the next big crash flew all over the media while clients, friends, acquaintances, and others constantly asked the team at my financial planing firm if a recession was really about to happen. Our answer to that question
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Teach Kids About Money While You’re Stuck At Home
We are all locked down at home, and probably running out of things to do to entertain our children. This might be a golden opportunity to teach our kids some valuable lessons about money, and not just because April is Financial Literacy Month. Learning how to handle money properly at an early age might sound a little b
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Assets That Can Be Used To Secure A Small Business Loan
Every business at some point or other will require extra finance to meet for their operational expenses or to continue their growth. The reason could be as simple wanting to venture into a new stream or inadequate working capital. You need to find an alternative finance company that would grant you a loan by considerin
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This IRA Move Looks Smarter After the Stock Market Correction
One of the biggest problems with the way that most people save for retirement is that they fail to take taxes fully into consideration. With traditional IRAs and 401(k) plans, you typically set aside pre-tax money into a tax-deferred account that shelters your money from tax as long as it stays in the account. But once
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What Could Improve Women's Retirement Outlook
There’s bad news and so-so news about the retirement insecurity of American female workers in the new Aegon Retirement Readiness Survey 2019. But the good news is that if employers, the U. S. government, financial advisers and those workers take a few key steps, today’s cloudy retirement prospects for women could becom
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Why Your 401(k) Is a Tax Trap (and What You Should Do)
Just about every financial expert I know advises savers to contribute to their company's 401(k) plan -- at least enough to receive the employer's matching contribution. I can't argue any differently. That company match is free money -- a bonus from the boss -- so why not cash in if you can? And, of course, the tax brea
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How to Support Your Parents Without Derailing Your Finances
Helping your parents doesn't mean that you have to risk your own financial future. This article discusses ways you can support your parents and positively impact them as well as your own family
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What is a rollover IRA? How to transfer funds from your 401(k) to an IRA and avoid taxes
Summary List PlacementIf you have an employer-sponsored plan like a 401(k), you might wonder what happens to your money when you leave the job — either for a new gig, to work on your own, or to retire early. A rollover IRA is one alternative. It could be a smart choice if you're looking for more investment options, low