New parents have even more to be excited about in 2020. On December 19, 2019, Congress passed the SECURE Act, which now allows parents to withdraw up to $5,000 out of their IRA’s or 401(k) plans following the birth of their child without having to pay the 10%...
As a young professional, your most valuable asset is your career. While you can watch endless videos on the benefits of making Roth IRA contributions or owning real estate, at the end of the day if you’re making $400,000 instead of $70,000 before reaching...
As a financial planner, clients will frequently ask me the following question, “Should I apply extra money toward my mortgage and pay it off early?”. The answer depends on several factors such as: The status of your other financial goals Interest rate...
Do I Have To Pay Tax On A House That I Inherited? The tax rules are different depending on the type of assets that you inherit. If you inherit a house, you may or may not have a tax liability when you go to sell it. This will largely depend on whose name was on...
How Much Emergency Fund Should You Have And How To Get There If you watched the nightly news during the latest government shutdown you would have seen stories about how people struggle when they aren’t getting a paycheck. Most Americans are not immune to having a set...
We have a lot of parents that ask us if they are allowed to establish a Roth IRA on behalf of their son or daughter. You can, as long as they have earned income. This can be a very powerful wealth accumulate strategy for your children since all of the accumulation...
