Author: Lauren Stansell, CFP

In August 2022, President Biden announced his plan to forgive $10,000 - $20,000 of student loan debt for many qualified borrowers. Not long after, a court order blocked the forgiveness until the Supreme Court could hear the case (but applications were still being accepted and...
Topics: Financial Planning

The late Dick Wagner, a friend and pioneer of the financial planning profession, once said, “Money is the most powerful and pervasive secular force on the planet.” How true he was. The media (especially social media “finfluencers”) and society are often hyper-focused on money, specifically,...
Topics: Financial Planning

Hopefully you have read  or watched our updates on the first seven categories of changes we think are likely to apply to many of our Clients, but Secure Act 2.0 included over 100 changes that could affect you or your loved ones! And while the...
Topics: Financial Planning

Guess who’s back, back again? (Any Eminem fans?) We’re back with the next piece in our Reverse Mortgage Mini-Series. Let’s do a quick recap: Part I: What reverse mortgages are and how equity can be accessed Part II: What goes into the calculations and detailed...
Topics: Financial Planning

The SECURE Act 2.0 includes over 100 changes that could affect you and your loved ones. We aim to bring your awareness to the biggest changes including RMD age delays, catch-up contribution increases, Roth updates, 401(k) automatic enrollment, and more in this short video featuring...
Topics: Financial Planning, Webinars and Videos

The SECURE Act 2.0 is here. It’s part of the 4,000+ page New Year’s gift to us all that was signed into law on December 29, 2022 by President Biden, also known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. SECURE stands for Setting Every Community...
Topics: Financial Planning

As a refresher, a reverse mortgage allows a homeowner to convert some of the equity in his or her home into cash or a line of credit available for spending (or to be used to eliminate a small primary mortgage and increase cash flow that...
Topics: Financial Planning