This week on “Money Talks,” Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, Managing Associate Jarrett McKenzie, CFP®, CWS®, and Giuliana Barbagelata, CFP®, discuss a situation where an investor never designated a beneficiary for his IRA, and now his heir must deal with the estate.
Chief Investment Officer, Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate Jarrett McKenzie, CFP®, CWS® and Senior Financial Planner Clay Norman, CFP®, to explain how newly divorced investors can repair their retirement savings now that their goals have changed.
A frequently overlooked tax benefit is the spousal IRA, which allows a nonworking or low-earning spouse to contribute to his or her own IRA, as long as his or her spouse has adequate compensation.
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate D.J. Barker, CWS®, and Associate Peter Lynch to work through the complicated situation of having multiple retirement accounts that require individual required minimum distributions. With plenty of room for error, paying close attention to RMDs is necessary.
Managing Associate K.C. Smith, CFP®, CEPA, and Research Analyst Nick Antonucci, CVA, CEPA, join Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, to address a couple’s concerns about taking Social Security benefits knowing they will likely be taxed on their benefits.
With the end of the tax year just around the corner, tax-savvy individuals need to take some time from their busy schedules to review the tax planning steps they’ve already taken and see what else they need to do.
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate D.J. Barker, CWS®, and Senior Financial Planner Josh Weidie, CWS®, to discuss a common fallacy among investors—that they can rely on an inheritance to fund their retirement. They discuss the average inheritance and some of the many ways an it could be significantly reduced before passing to the heirs.
Contributing to an employer-sponsored retirement plan or an IRA is a big step on the road to retirement, but contributing to both can significantly boost your retirement assets.
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate Shawna Theriault, CFP®, CPA, CDFA®, and Financial Planner Adam Stadalius, CFP® to discuss early retirement offers, and some of the benefits to look for in the severance package offered.
The SECURE Act of 2019 raised the minimum RMD age to 72 from 70½ beginning in 2020. And new life expectancy tables will take effect in 2022. Learn more about these updates to RMDs.
