How Much Should I Contribute to Retirement?

A question I’m sure to address during employee retirement presentations is, “How Much Should I be Contributing?”.   In this article, I will address some of the variables at play when coming up with your number and provide detail as to why two answers you will find searching the internet are so common.

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Can I Open A Roth IRA For My Child?

Parents always want their children to succeed financially so they do everything they can to set them up for a good future. One of the options for parents is to set up a Roth IRA and we have a lot of parents that ask us if they are allowed to establish one on behalf of their son or daughter. You can, as long as they have earned income. This can be a

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Tax Reform: Your Company May Voluntarily Terminate Your Retirement Plan

Make no mistake, your company retirement plan is at risk if the proposed tax reform is passed. But wait…..didn’t Trump tweet on October 23, 2017 that “there will be NO change to your 401(k)”? He did tweet that, however, while the tax reform might not directly alter the contribution limits to employer sponsored retirement plans, the new tax rates

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A New Year: Should I Make Changes To My Retirement Account?

A simple and easy answer to this question would be…..Maybe? Not only would that answer make this article extremely short, it wouldn’t explain some important items that participants should take into consideration when making decisions about their retirement plan.Every time the calendar adds a year we get a sense of reset. A lot of the same tasks on the

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