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Retirees Win With a Fiduciary Duty

The Obama Administration proposed this summer to impose a fiduciary duty on financial advisors that provide retirement advice. This duty includes the duties of due care, loyalty, and utmost good faith when advising a client. This proposal puts investors’ retirement interests first rather than the profit interest of the advisor selling a financial product that may […]

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Young Professionals and Permanent Life Insurance

The conventional wisdom is that many young professionals don’t need permanent life insurance. The reasons include the high cost compared to term life insurance and the temporary need for life insurance during the time they are paying down the mortgage and saving for college educations. But permanent life insurance may be appropriate as part of […]

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Two Methods to Withdraw Your Retirement Assets and Manage Your Portfolio

You have decided to retire but need to manage your retirement portfolio with an eye toward an asset withdraw strategy. You have been busily contributing to your retirement plan and savings using an asset allocation that meets your objectives. But you now need a withdraw strategy that doesn’t upset your portfolio’s allocation and expose you to an […]

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6 Tips to be Retirement Ready

Are you thinking of leaving your job soon but unsure whether you are retirement ready? Follow these tips and you’ll be on your way to a financially secure retirement. But before the financial tips, the most important part of retirement is how you spend your time now that it is not structured as when you were […]

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9 Considerations to Match Asset Classes with Investment Accounts

What is the best way to match asset classes in your taxable and tax-deferred investment accounts? For example, should you put your actively managed stock funds in your taxable brokerage account or in your Roth IRA? Follow these handy rules to avoid adversely altering your portfolio’s overall risk and return profile as well as unnecessarily […]

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Low-Cost Funds Coming Soon to Your 401k Plan Thanks to the Supreme Court

On May 18, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that companies offering 401k plans have a duty to select low-cost investment funds for the plan and to monitor the investments continuously and remove imprudent ones.  This ruling is a huge win for 401k plan participants.  I expect that within the next several months, employers offering retirement […]

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