As a result of last week’s assassination of an Iranian general by the U.S. military, investors are understandably worried about the impact that a potential war with Iran could have on the stock market. One might assume that the uncertainty associated with war and its potential negative outcomes could have a devastating effect on stock…
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If you are a senior on Medicare you may have received a letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA) stating that your Medicare payments will be higher next year due to an Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA). That’s because parts of Medicare insurance are means-tested. In other words the more you earn, the more…
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Congress and President Trump just passed the bipartisan Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act as part of another spending bill needed to keep the federal government operating for a few more months. The SECURE Act represents one of the biggest changes to retirement planning since 2010, and although there are some negative…
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That’s what Fidelity Investments is implying in their recently-released Q3 2019 Retirement Analysis. They reported that almost 40% of 401(k) plans owned by workers born between 1946 and 1964 maintain an allocation to stocks that is higher than Fidelity’s recommended allocation for investors in those age groups. And almost one in twelve have all their…
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Are you trying to come up with a creative gift to buy your teenage kids for the holidays this year? Or have you given up and just plan to give them cash? In either case they might qualify for an alternative gift that effectively keeps on giving for the rest of their lives: a Roth…
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Per Wikipedia, James Truslow Adams defined the so-called American Dream as “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” This suggests that each generation of Americans should be experiencing a greater degree of success and prosperity than their predecessors. Is it happening? One way…
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