MARKET TERM OF THE WEEK “Dividend” When a company pays a portion of its earnings to its shareholders, typically attracting the attention of long-term investors and retirees. #1 Every little bit counts. Not including dividends, the S&P 500’s annualized return since WWII has been 7.6%. At that rate of return, a 40-year-old setting aside $100 […]
MARKET TERM OF THE WEEK: “Qualified Charitable Distribution” A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) allows individuals who are 72 years old or older to donate up to $100,000 total to one or more charities directly from a taxable IRA instead of taking their required minimum distributions. FACT 1: The S&P 500’s 1.37% gain in […]
Have you ever noticed, when people speak about meaning or direction, they usually talk about finding it, discovering it, or adding it to their life? What if that’s not how it works? Rather than casting about for meaning, maybe it’s already there, happening all the time: “The greatest things in the world are brought about […]
You know times are strange when you’re hearing from everyone – from the government to your local grocer – on what to do about the coronavirus. Unless we can source some toilet paper for you (here’s some fascinating commentary on what’s up with that!), what else is there to say? Believe it or not, we […]
With much of the country in self-isolation, perhaps you’ve got time to read the entire H.R. 748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act. If you’d prefer, here is a summary of many of the key provisions we expect to be discussing with you in person (virtually), depending on which ones apply […]
The term “novel coronavirus” is so new, some people have apparently wondered whether it is related to Corona beer. (It is not; it’s named after its crown-shaped particles.) And yet, how quickly it has grabbed global headlines. As the viral news has spread, so too has financial uncertainty. What’s going to happen next? Will it further […]
Your retirement is the fruit of a lifetime’s hard work. Whatever your ideal retirement is—travelling, spending time with family, pursuing a passion career—you likely don’t want to worry about money. But building a long-lasting and sustaining source of retirement income comes with many challenges. The next generation of retirees will need to address many factors […]