No matter what type of business you operate, you rely on having a predictable flow of income to keep your bills paid. If you only have a single source of income and it suddenly falters, you’re going to be in trouble. Having more than one income stream is an insurance policy against economic disaster. It […]
A pension plan is a form of retirement plan offered to employees by an employer. This type of plan pays the employee a previously set income at the time the employee retires. This income is usually based upon how long the employee worked for the company. Pension plans are less and less common as more […]
What are Pension Plans, Do I Need One? (vs 401k)
Most adult Americans know or refer to April 15 th as tax day. While April 15 th is technically the official cut off to turn in your previous year’s tax report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), if that day falls on a weekend or holiday the deadline is extended for everyone to the next […]
Federal Tax Deadlines for 2021 (Tax Filing Season Begins Feb. 12)
The Federal Reserve has signaled that lower interest rates could be coming in the future, this has some Americans wondering if they should make changes to where their savings accounts are stored. None of this news should cause anyone to make radical changes to where their life savings are being held, but if you have […]
Should You Switch Up Your Savings Plan Due to New Saving Interest Rates
Recently a couple of different studies conducted in both the medical and financial fields have discovered a link between physical health and financial health. The studies have found that people that give attention to their physical health seem to have a healthier financial portfolio and that these two have profound impacts to the future health […]
Investing in Your Health Now Can Help Your Wealth Later
Back in the mid-90’s the rule of thumb for retirement planning was the Four Percent Rule. This rule was authored in 1994 by a financial advisor, basically stating that retirees should plan to withdraw about four percent from their retirement funds per year to live on with an inflation adjustment each year. This was projected […]
Today’s Retirement Plans Could Use a Shift from the 4 Percent Rule
Federal Reserve Officials are planning to keep loan interest rates historically low and near zero through at least 2023. This is a tactic to hopefully help the rest of the economy back to full strength after the recession caused by the pandemic brought things to slump. All of this was communicated in their September policy […]