Personal Financial Advice from a former Certified Financial Planner
How Much Will Your Social Security check be? Social Security is a program of the federal government that provides retirement income for Americans older than 62 years old. The program also offers benefits for those who are disabled. The amount of Social Security you get depends on several factors, but …
There are several different retirement account types, so why is Roth IRA better for young adults? What makes Roth IRA best for certain people? Can older people still benefit from Roth IRA? Why Are Roth IRA Good? A Roth IRA is one of several tax-advantaged retirement accounts. Like the traditional …
Did you login to PERA 401k account and find all of your historical data missing? Do you wonder where your PERA 401k history is on the website? I had the same questions when I tried to log in and plan out buying some PERA retirement years with the 401k. Turns …
Colorado is set to join a handful of other states in creating an automatic retirement savings program for Colorado workers. The idea is that while many Coloradoans have access to a retirement plan like a 401k or 457 plan through their employer, a lot of Coloradoans don’t. Unfortunately, those who …
Financial advisors make their bread and butter from retirement planning. Unless you’re wealthy (or young), chances are that most of your money is in your retirement savings and home equity. That makes your retirement accounts the main interest of most financial advisors, so it’s in their best interest to make …
I did not see that coming. Well, I knew that there was enough inflation washing around in the US economy that retirees would see an increase in there Social Security payments for 2022. I did not know it would be this big. Social Security COLA Increase Is a Big One …
Financial independence is both easier and harder to achieve than most people think. Financial independence is simple if you follow the standard, time-tested formula of long-term saving and investing. But no one wants to do that. They want financial independence faster and easier, and that is much harder to achieve …
Financial advisors and other financial professionals throw around certain terms like, pre-tax dollars, like everyone already knows what they mean. In some cases, they are right, and in other cases, most people only have a partial grasp on what exactly certain financial terms mean. In many cases, knowing the complete …
Social Security is a supplemental retirement income program run by the federal government. The idea is simple. While you are working, you pay money into the Social Security system in the form of FICA tax. When you retire, you get a monthly income check from the Social Security system. Social …
Nothing gets the financial press in tizzy quite like a run of “up days” for the stock market. And, nothing gets the mainstream media interested in the financial media’s excitement like a new RECORD! Dow Jones Record High The Dow Jones Industrial Average has notched some record high closes lately. …