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The SECURE Act
How The SECURE Act May Affect Your Retirement
In late December 2019, President Trump signed into law the SECURE Act, the most sweeping retirement account legislation passed in close to 20 years. The most significant changes that affect retirees include raising the age for Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) for retirement accounts, and changing how retirement accounts are inherited by your heirs. The SECURE Act also intends to make retirement plans more accessible for younger workers.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provided numerous changes to the tax code, including reducing tax rates for businesses and individuals, simplifying personal taxes, eliminating personal exemptions, limiting deductions for state and local income taxes, and much more.
Are your beneficiary designations for your retirement accounts up-to-date? You should periodically review your designations to protect the ones you love and ensure your intentions upon death are clear.
Settling the affairs of a loved one who dies is an important responsibility that requires time, patience, and a certain amount of organizational skill. An executor is charged with sorting out the finances, paying debts, and dividing what remains among beneficiaries.
Building your wealth is a long-term process that takes time and a willingness to learn. It involves more than just investing in the right stocks and bonds or trying to pinpoint when the best time is to buy and sell.
Women investors face special challenges that make financial literacy and advanced planning especially important. Women are more likely to outlive their husbands, or be disproportionately affected by a divorce, making long-term financial strategies especially critical.
Our lives, in many ways, can be recounted through aspects of our personal records and other important legal documents. Yet, when the time comes, can these critical papers be easily found? With a little preparation and planning, this information can be readily available at your fingertips.
A great financial plan is one that aligns your priorities with your money. But what happens when your priorities change? While every life transition poses its own unique set of challenges, a few guidelines can be applied to successfully navigate a course change life throws your way.
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