Category: Retirement

Retirement can have many meanings. For some, it will be a time to travel and spend time with family members. For others, it will be a time to start a new business or begin a charitable endeavor. Regardless of what approach you intend to take, here are nine things about retirement that might surprise you. … Continue reading “9 Facts About Retirement”

Traditional Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), which were created in 1974, are owned by roughly 36.6 million U.S. households. And Roth IRAs, created as part of the Taxpayer Relief Act in 1997, are owned by nearly 27.3 million households. Both are IRAs. And yet, each is quite different. Up to certain limits, traditional IRAs allow individuals … Continue reading “Traditional vs. Roth IRA”

In late 2022, Congress passed a new set of retirement rules designed to make it easier to contribute to retirement plans and access those funds earmarked for retirement. The law is called SECURE 2.0, and it’s a follow-up to the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, passed in 2019. We know a … Continue reading “SECURE Act 2.0: An Overview”

Capital gains result when an individual sells an investment for an amount greater than their purchase price. Capital gains are categorized as short-term gains (a gain realized on an asset held one year or less) or as long-term gains (a gain realized on an asset held longer than one year). Long-Term vs. Short-Term Gains Short-term … Continue reading “A Taxing Story: Capital Gains and Losses”

Financially, many Middle-Class Millionaires associate the spring with taxes – but we should also associate December with important Individual Retirement Account (IRA) deadlines. This year, like 2022, will see a few changes and distinctions. December 31, 2023, is the deadline to take your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from certain IRAs. April 18, 2023, is the … Continue reading “IRA Deadlines Are Approaching”

A combined measure of 10-year government bond yields from a basket of major economies has fallen below a similar basket of 1-3 year government bonds—in other words, you can get a (slightly) higher coupon payment if you go short than if you make a longer-term bond investment.  That, of course, is the definition of an … Continue reading “Inverted Yield Curve: Recession Coming?”

Many Middle-Class Millionaires already know this – ’Tis the season for taxable dividends and capital gains to show up in your mutual fund account—and on your tax return. Many publicly-traded companies pay out some portion of their excess earnings to their shareholders, and the aggregate of these dividends are distributed to, and through, the mutual … Continue reading “Dividends and Harvesting Losses”

What can you do to help your heirs? The probate process can be expensive for some estates. Settling an estate through probate can cost you both time and money. It could take up to a year for the estate to be settled, plus attorney’s fees, appraiser’s fees, and court costs may eat up as much … Continue reading “Managing Probate When Setting Up Your Estate”

Near-record levels. The Internal Revenue Service has released new limits for the coming year. After months of high inflation and financial uncertainty, some of these cost-of-living-based adjustments have reached near-record levels. Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). IRA contribution limits are up $500 in 2023 to $6,500. Catch-up contributions for those over age 50 remain at $1,000, … Continue reading “New Retirement Contribution Limits for 2023”

Things you can do for your future as the year unfolds. What financial, business, or life priorities do you need to address for the coming year? Now is an excellent time to think about the investing, saving, or budgeting methods you could employ toward specific objectives, from building your retirement fund to managing your taxes. … Continue reading “Annual Financial To-Do List”