Be Generous With Your IRA Withdrawals

We are not tax advisors, but over the past few months a clear trend has developed during our conversations with clients and income tax professionals – The new higher standard deductions have made charitable contributions less beneficial and often non-deductible.In...

Take advantage of the current market volatility

Despite the stock market’s decline this year this is not the time to panic. Instead, take advantage of the markets. Here are a few thoughts that may be beneficial.Convert all or a portion of your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA.IRA’s grow tax deferred, where Roth IRAs...

The Real Cost Of Owning A Mutual Fund

Thank you to my friend Randy Gipson who sent me this article from Forbes, Inc. I am reposting this as I think it provides excellent insight into the real costs of using funds versus utilizing individual stocks and bonds and it illustrates some of the many reasons we...