5 Tax-Related Retirement Mistakes
One of the best ways to prepare for retirement is to set aside money in a tax-advantaged retirement account. Hopefully, you have done so year after year and built a nice nest egg.
Ethan Huizenga April 3, 2021
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Should a Trust be a Beneficiary of My IRA?
It’s generally a bad idea to name a trust as beneficiary of your IRA.
Ethan Huizenga March 10, 2021
Can You Answer 11 Key Retirement Questions?
You’re closing in on retirement, but you’re not there yet. Are you on track?
Ethan Huizenga February 5, 2021
Joint Accounts and Beneficiary Designations
Remember that a will goes through probate, so a husband and wife typically try to avoid it by using joint ownership or beneficiary designations. However, they’re often mistaken by believing the will still controls their estate.
Ethan Huizenga December 5, 2020
3 Ways to ‘Stretch’ Out IRA Distributions
The SECURE Act killed the stretch IRA but instead of mourning, advisors can help clients make up the loss.
Ethan Huizenga November 30, 2020
Use a Roth IRA to Supplement Social Security
Though Social Security helps millions of seniors stay afloat financially, living on those benefits alone could mean winding up cash-strapped in retirement.
Ethan Huizenga November 19, 2020
How Do I Know If Mom Left Me Her IRA?
My mother and father had retirement funds. My father passed and it went to my mother. My mother got remarried and she had a will when she died. My stepfather is to get what they agreed upon. She never made him the beneficiary of that retirement fund that was between my mother and father., However, when I asked to see the amount of this fund, the executor would not produce it. How can we find out the amount?
Ethan Huizenga November 17, 2020
Why Pair a Roth IRA and Social Security?
Although Social Security helps millions of seniors stay afloat financially, living on those benefits alone could mean winding up cash-strapped in retirement.
Ethan Huizenga November 11, 2020
5 Ways to Protect Your Estate Plan
The inheritance you leave could be eaten away by taxes or given to the wrong person. Here are five tips to avoid that.
Ethan Huizenga November 3, 2020
Asset Protection and the No-Good Son-in-Law
My daughter, my only child, recently married a nice man. However, he is not responsible with his finances. I don’t want my son-in-law to have any access to her money or through a divorce via equitable distribution.
Ethan Huizenga September 24, 2020
