We frequently receive inquiries from family members of decedent owners of various insurance products where there is a disconnect between their impression of who the owner of the policy wanted to be a beneficiary, and who, in fact, ended up becoming the beneficiary. So, we thought to address that topic briefly in this commentary. While
It isn’t always easy to save for retirement, in part because, for many people, it is far enough away that we don’t feel any sense of urgency. One possible solution? Make the future feel closer. You can start this process by asking what future benefit could be provided by choosing where you put your retirement
We were recently asked a question that led us to believe this week’s topic might be useful to many of you. While most of us are aware of how Social Security works, here are the five most important things every married couple should know about Social Security. 1) Nothing keeps you from getting your own
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A prevalent worry among retirees is that they may outlive their retirement funds. As a result, many people are scared to squander their retirement savings. And it’s not surprising, given how poorly prepared many Americans are for retirement. You’ll regularly hear professionals in the financial services industry say exactly that. That many retirees are scared
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Last week, we spoke about RMDs and we were then asked to take it a step further and talk about the issue of leaving an IRA to beneficiaries once you have begun to take your annual distributions. With an Inherited IRA, you may either need to take annual distributions no matter what age you were