Building a Stronger Financial Future with the Right Guidance

Building a Stronger Financial Future with the Right Guidance

When it comes to your financial future, confidence does not come from guessing. It comes from having a clear strategy, trusted guidance, and a plan built around your goals. Whether you are preparing for retirement, protecting your family, growing your wealth, or...

5 Things You Need to Know about the Roth IRA Five-Year Rules

  By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education Here at the Slott Report, we get a lot of questions on all sorts of different IRA topics. However, one area where we consistently get the most inquiries is the five-year rules for Roth IRA distributions....

Young Spouse, Spousal Rollover, Year-of-Death RMD…and a Penalty?

By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst When an IRA owner reaches the required beginning date (RBD), required minimum distributions (RMDs) are officially “turned on.” For IRAs, the RBD is April 1 of the year after the year the IRA owner turns age 73. If an IRA owner died...
Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

US markets fell for a third consecutive week as investors continued to assess the implications of the Iran conflict.  Headlines related to Iran continued to dominate market attention.  Energy markets traded higher as the military’s focus shifted to energy...