Company Stock and Your Retirement Strategy
Holding more than 10% to 15% of your assets in company stock could upend your retirement strategy if the stock suddenly declines in value.
Growing Retirement Funds Tax Free with a Mega Backdoor Roth IRA
Associates Melanie Wells, CFP®, and Logan Daniel, CFP®, CRPC®, join Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, to cover a little-known strategy for high-income earners to move a significant amount of retirement funds into Roth accounts for tax-free growth.
Retirement Liquidity: Bonds or Dividends?
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, joined by Managing Associate Shawna Theriault, CFP®, CDFA®, CPA, and Associate Peter Lynch look at the situation of a couple working with an adviser who recommends using a dividend portfolio to provide retirement income. They discuss the risks of this strategy and compare it to the Henssler Ten Year Rule strategy.
What Inflation Means for Your Retirement
In our latest episode of Planning Priorities, Managing Associate K.C. Smith, CFP®, CEPA, explains how rising prices can affect those living on a fixed income in retirement and what it means for those who are seeking to retires in the next few years.
Roth IRA Conversion Seems Straightforward, but Devil is in the Details
Managing Associate D.J. Barker, CWS®, and Associate Michael Griffin, CFP®, joined by Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, examine the situation of a senior investor who wants to manage future taxes on her investments by converting a portion of her retirement funds to a Roth IRA.
How Are Workers Preparing for Retirement?
According to the 2021 Retirement Confidence Survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), retirement preparations vary quite a bit by age group.
No Single Solution to Maximize Inherited IRAs
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate D.J. Barker, CWS®, and Tax Consultant Jessie Thomas, CPA, to delve into a case study involving inherited IRAs and the SECURE Act, which eliminated the “stretch” strategy. They provide insight on the required minimum distribution rules for beneficiaries and other alternatives to pass assets on to heirs.
Establishing an Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plan
In this Small Business Minute video, Scott Brown, CFS®, Senior Consultant, Retirement Services, discusses the benefits of offering a company-sponsored retirement plan for your employees.
Can Creditors Take Your Retirement Savings? It Depends
A failed business, a contemptuous divorce, or even a disability—all could cause devastating financial issues. Can a creditor come after your retirement savings? We answer in our Financial Tip.
Failure to Plan Could Result in a Failure in Retirement
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate K.C. Smith, CFP®, CEPA, and Justin Wagner, AIF®, Client Relationship Manager for Retirement Services, to take a closer look at a couple who realized that it is possible to fail at retirement. Justin and K.C. highlight some of the mistakes and pitfalls retirees make that could derail their financial security in their golden years.