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How to Retire Early: Planning Tips
Essential Planning for Financial Independence in Retirement Retirement planning is complicated. You have been in a savings mode for most of your life and retirement will be a big adjustment as you will be withdrawing money for the ... Read more.
Strategies to Reduce Taxes
What tax deductions and credits are available? Tax write-offs, or more commonly described as tax deductions, will lower your taxable income. By subtracting the deductible expenses, you decrease your taxable income and thus reduce your ... Read more.
How Do You Reduce Your Taxable Income?
How Do You Reduce Your Taxable Income Before and After Retirement? Keeping up with all the tax legislation changes makes it challenging to know what you can do to reduce your income taxes. Here are some ways ... Read more.
Fiduciary Financial Advisor: What Makes Them Unique?
Not all Financial Advisors are held to the same standards The way your financial advisor is compensated can influence the recommendations they make, and some are more costly to you. There are essentially three models: Commission-based model Fee-based ... Read more.
How Can Roth Conversions Help With Tax Efficiency?
When rolling funds over, or converting, from a qualified retirement accounts (401k, Traditional IRA, SIMPLE IRA, or SEP IRA) to a Roth IRA, you will need to pay the taxes, as those accounts were funded with pre-tax dollars. If ... Read more.
Am I Ready to Retire?
For most people, determining the right time to retire can be extremely challenging. You have financial as well as lifestyle adjustment considerations, and those things are not so simple to figure out. But with some thoughtful planning, the choice ... Read more.