Great news! The IRS has clarified a part of the Secure 2.0 Act (only took two years) and now employees can more easily than ever raid their 401(k) plans. That’s right, once per year, you can take out money from your active 401(k) plan up to $1,000 without having to prove a specific hardship. You…
Yep, it’s time again to remind dear readers that the stock market isn’t a living thing that hates you. It’s a place where people exchange shares of companies based on a price buyers and sellers think is fair at the moment. The only bad emotion in the stock market the regret felt by those who…
What, too much cash? Never. Agreed! The green I’m speaking of that you may have too much of is that summer bumper crop of zucchini. Here are three ideas for using that stunning summer squash. Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles) I tried a zucchini noodle dish at a restaurant recently and immediately wanted to try it at…
Over the last couple of years in a higher interest rate environment, the appeal of I Bonds went from Zero (kind of like their returns prior to 2021) to Kardashian-level break-the-internet appeal. Many clients have asked if they should get on that train. My answer – as always – is “it depends.” Last week’s blog…
After many years of low inflation, starting in 2021 I Bonds began having their moment. So, here is a primer on how I Bonds work (today’s blog) and how you might use them in your portfolio (next week – that’s right, a two-part cliffhanger blog!) I Bonds are a type of U.S. Treasury savings bond…
Thanks to alert reader and all around supportive husband Sean Sullivan for showing me this graphic from Visual Capitalist illustrating how much income it takes to live comfortably in each state. This is helpful in my business, because often clients talk about relocating to a less expensive place to live. But what does…
It’s looming! Around the country, freshman dorm move-in date is coming up in 2 weeks. Let’s all join hands and NOT spend as much as a semester’s tuition on stuff for our kids’ dorm rooms. Now, I realize that some of you have girls and it’s going to be much harder to reign in the…
Do we have to be serious all the time about investments? Here’s hoping that even when stocks and bonds go down, a sense of humor can keep us from making emotional trading mistakes.
I’ll make this quick: Roth Conversions for people entering retirement are often not the best idea, despite what you read in (numerous, unending, relentless) articles in financial media. Yes, some of you may have outsized buckets of tax-deferred money, which means you did a great job saving in tax-deferred retirement accounts when that was the…
Waaayyyy back in the day, when I worked for a large discount brokerage that shall remain unnamed, but was headquartered in Boston, and still shall remain unnamed, management introduced a groundbreaking new software called the Retirement Income Planner. The irony that our new offering for those transitioning to retirement was called R.I.P. was not lost…
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