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DISCUSS WITH RUSS
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8 Ways to Boost Your Retirement Savings
Putting off planning is the most common regret among retirees today. Setting a goal for yourself and working toward it incrementally and diligently is the best way to begin boosting your retirement savings today.
Why and When Should I Review My Retirement Contributions?
If you would like to stay on track toward reaching your retirement goals, reviewing your contributions regularly, and making changes that align with your current circumstances and vision for the future is the best way.
The SECURE Act
At the end of December 2019, Congress passed a funding resolution for the government which averted a shutdown. The intentions of this law are generally noble--to help more employees fund their senior years with workplace retirement plans which allow participants to save more money than they would through a typical IRA alone. But it also provides some significant changes which individuals and planners alike are going to have to wade through in the coming years.
Retirement Plans for Really Small Businesses
Do you have a business with 5 or fewer people working in it? Or maybe it's just you? Have you thought that a 401k was too much to deal with, but you'd like to save more than you can in an IRA? Want to still save on some 2017 taxes? This post introduces you to a possible solution.
What ARE You Saving and Investing For?
It's great that you've been told to save and invest, but why are YOU doing it?
Great Scott! We Have a Major Paradox!
As you go through your career and make more money, what is it that you need to know about the great "R-word"?
 
  
                         
 
 
 
 
