Trade offs of converting an IRA The reasons to convert a pre-tax IRA to a Roth are very specific to your household income and assets. ...

Households with pensions When I asked my parents how much I should save in my 401K, I got the standard answer which was, "How much does...

The effects of being out of the market Trying to time the market is as old as the market itself. The chart above shows how investing for...

As workers age, they tend to increase emergency reserves The best laid plans frequently run into some road blocks. As you go through...

HSA's can be great retiree health savings accounts if used properly If you have ever been to a Doctor's office and asked to see the bill,...

Using a roth at different stages in your career can help to diversify your tax preferred savings Roth features have been on the march...

With SECURE 2.0, plan sponsor use of auto features is on the rise Automatic enrollment and automatic escalation have been prevalent in...

Social security filing tradeoffs Many pre-retirees do not properly evaluate how social security fits into their long term goals....

Retiring is not always our decision When we retire is not always 100% in our control. Sometimes our health, the health of a loved one,...

Equity Analyst predictions versus actual returns in 2024. Millions of dollars and countless hours are spent trying to predict where...

Life expectancies are critical in retirement planning People frequently underestimate the length of their life. With advancements in...

A common investor focus after elections is speculating on what types of businesses stand to benefit from the new administration’s...

As a plan sponsor, one of your most important duties is to evaluate all aspects of the retirement plan. Frequently this includes...

Beginning January 1, 2025, most employers with 401(k) and 403(b) plans established on or after December 29, 2022, must include an...

In 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations for how and when qualified defined contribution plans must use...

Each year Fortune magazine publishes their Fortune 500. Of the 500 companies on the 2023 list, 49 have been on that list for the last 70...

According to Vanguard's "How America Saves", plan loans increased slightly in 2023. They went from 2.8% to 3.6%. 13% of plan...

Were you fortunate enough to inherit someone's IRA? If so, there are a lot of questions to ask prior to figuring out the best path...

Americans can file for Social Security from age 62 to age 70. The normal retirement age for Social Security depends on when you were...

According to one major recordkeeper survey of their clients, they found the following trends as the leading changes ending in 2022 (in...