Live Webcast – 1:oo PM CDT on July 27, 2021 Join our fiduciary financial advisors for an informative review and discussion of Q2 2021 capital market performance where we will examine the returns of stock and bond asset classes, review a timeline of events that occurred during the quarter, and discuss rising inflation and its…
Live Webcast – 12:oo PM CDT on June 18, 2021 Join our fiduciary financial advisors for an informative discussion on Roth vs. Traditional 401(k). Attendees will learn how to determine which one is right for them, steps they can take to improve their retirement outlook, and 5 ways to create financial security. Finally, following the…
By Nicholas Economos, CRPS® and Miaciah Manuel, CFP® Key Points Thinking with a tax mindset: While changes in taxes aren’t a certainty, if they do happen, investors should increasingly consider thinking about their financial plan and portfolios with a tax mindset. Changes in policy should trigger changes in behavior: The recently proposed changes would affect…
Live Webcast – 1:oo PM CDT on April 28, 2021 A live webinar on Q1 2021 capital market performance during an eventful quarter which included the presidential transition, GameStop turmoil, and the covid relief bill. We will look at the returns of stock and bond asset classes and followed by Q&A. Presenters: Nicholas Economos, CRPS®,…
By Nicholas Economos, CRPS® Earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service announced cost‑of‑living adjustments and increased retirement plan contribution limits for tax year 2020. The IRS raised the 401(k) contribution limit by $500 to $19,500, but the limit on contributions to individual retirement accounts remains $6,000. For plan participants aged 50 and over, the 401(k) catch-up contribution limit will also…
By Miaciah Manuel, CFP®, Fiduciary Financial Advisor Our last post on The Fiduciary Advisor blog talked about decluttering and organizing our finances Marie Kondo style to spark joy. Most of us enjoy talking about our dreams and values, but financial planning to realize our dreams can be stressful without a straightforward approach. To this end, we recently presented…
By Miaciah Manuel, CFP®, Fiduciary Financial Advisor Getting organized is such a hot topic right now, a Wall Street Journal article on decluttering books cluttering our bookshelves was front-page news earlier this month. Annual print sales of books on organizing nearly doubled in the past year, as authors chased one of the hottest trends and the…
By Miaciah Manuel, CFP®, Fiduciary Financial Advisor Fun isn’t usually the first thing that comes to mind for most people when the word “fiduciary” is mentioned — but what isn’t fun about dreaming up the best possible life for you and your family? Even more fun, what if you had a systematic way to prioritize those…
Webcast Recorded October 24, 2019 Please join us for a live educational webinar on implementing financial plans to achieve personal goals we’ve set first and foremost. We’ll discuss the steps we take to help clients put their financial needs first, and share some tools we use to help. Presenters: Nicholas Economos, CRPS®, Partner & Chief Retirement…
By Nicholas Economos, CRPS® Last week on The Fiduciary Advisor blog we recapped our fiduciary financial planning educational webinar series to date for participants in the retirement plans of our plan sponsor clients. Now we turn our focus to plan sponsors themselves, and the series we launched last month with the webinar Fiduciary Risks: A…
By Miaciah Manuel, CFP®, Fiduciary Financial Advisor Earlier this year, we launched a fiduciary financial planning webinar series to help educate retirement plan participants on five steps they can use to put their goals first in personal financial plans. Our mission is to change the world one plan at a time, and financial education on proven…
Webcast Recorded August 7, 2019 Watch our educational webinar for a simple process to help plan sponsors meet their fiduciary duties. We performed a deep dive on our retirement plan checkup to address retirement readiness, plan administration, costs, investments and service providers. Clear next steps are designed to help viewers begin to assess the state…