Avoiding Taxable Transactions: IRA Rollovers
IRAs are tax-smart investments offering tax-deferred and tax-free investment earnings, among other benefits. The tax laws provide these benefits and allow IRA owners great flexibility in selecting investments and moving...
IRS COLA Changes for 2023
Inflation is typically hard on retirement savers. As inflation cumulates year over year, an account balance will be losing purchasing power even if it’s still growing. For example, a shirt...
SEP IRA Contribution Deadlines for 2022
If you have a SEP IRA, there are upcoming deadlines to be aware of. October 17, 2022, is the deadline to establish a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) retirement plan and...
Maximize Self-Directed IRA Tax Benefits for Your Clients
The U.S. tax code is complex to say the least. This complexity results in little-known rules that can trip up an uninformed investor, but also in some hidden exceptions that...
How to Avoid the Early Distribution Tax
Self-directed IRAs are intended to be used as a savings and investment vehicle for retirement, but many of us have good reason to tap into that resource before we retire....
Mitigating Inflation’s Impact on Savings Rates
Americans are facing a perfect storm that could impact their retirement savings plans. Many investments, from stocks to cryptocurrencies, have been underperforming. At the same time, inflation has hit record...