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Five Financial Fears to Face This Halloween Our ancestors were once afraid of predators and “things that go bump in the night.” Today, while those fears have mostly been relegated to books and movies, they have been supplanted by other, real threats to our wellbeing,...
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Ask your child what they’re afraid of, and they may say the dark, a monster under the bed, or their school principal. Turn to your friends, however, and you may find that financial concerns – not “things that go bump in the night” – start...
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A Roth conversion is a taxable transfer of assets from your traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRA to a Roth IRA in an effort to take advantage of the tax and withdrawal benefits of a Roth IRA. Not only do assets grow tax-deferred in a Roth...
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Inflation – Still Not Spooked (Seriously) It’s the story that won’t go away, so we’re not going to stop commenting on it. That’s right – inflation is dominating the headlines again. And we’re still not worried about it. Today we dig into the underlying causes...
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When Halloween comes around, you may find yourself watching one of the many “reality” TV shows centered on hunting down supernatural influences. Whether or not you believe in the supernatural, one could argue that there is a tangible way for those who have passed to...
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How to Enjoy Retirement Without Going Broke – A Policy-Based Response A couple weeks ago, the New York Times’ Peter Coy explored what he described as the tricky “problem of decumulation” that retirees must solve and naturally, we couldn’t help but craft our own answers...
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While one’s 65th birthday no longer signifies reaching the “Full Retirement Age” milestone for Social Security benefits, turning 65 still has a unique perk – gaining eligibility for Medicare. Being eligible for the program, however, doesn’t mean that it’s easy to decipher the best course...
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Benjamin Graham, widely known as the "father of value investing," once wrote, “The investor’s chief problem – and even his worst enemy – is likely to be himself.” All humans carry with them biases shaped by their backgrounds and experiences, which influence every decision they...
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If you’ve seen your spending and saving habits change during the pandemic, you’re not alone. Although the pandemic has been a shared, global experience, everyone’s individual experience has varied; some individuals experienced shifts that have opened new doors, and some have been forced to re-evaluate...
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