The Cost of Market Timing
Anyone who has ever invested in the stock market has thought to themselves, “Is this really the best time to put my hard-earned money into the market?” Or, if you’ve …
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Tag: retirement planning
Secure Act 2.0: What does this mean for retirement savings?
On December 23rd of 2022 Congress, with bi-partisan support, passed the Secure Act 2.0. and President Biden signed it into law on December 29, 2022. This act builds onto the …
Plotting the Course of Financial Planning
Thinking back on when I first started at Fragasso in the late 1990’s, our focus has always been on our clients’ individual and unique financial goals. Fragasso’s financial planning department …
The Past Foretelling the Future
The last 50 years in the investment industry have presented us with many significant changes and most have been improvements. For example, eliminating fixed brokerage commissions ushered in the new …
How a Cash Balance Plan Can Help Business Owners Boost Retirement Savings
Many employers offer a retirement plan as a part of an overall benefits package to help attract and retain key employees. This is especially important in an increasingly competitive labor …
Have You Set Your Financial Goals for the New Year?
A New Year’s resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to a project or the reforming of a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally interpreted as advantageous. (Wikipedia) …
Is Inflation Here To Stay?
With inflation at its highest peaks in over 40 years, it is no wonder that investors are concerned. Key contributing factors have been the labor shortage, supply chain backlog and …
2020: The Year of the ‘SECURE Act’
After being passed by the House last summer and some hesitation by the Senate, the “SECURE Act” was signed into law at the end of 2019. SECURE stands for Setting …
Have You Set Your Financial Goals for the New Year?
A New Year’s resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to a project or the reforming of a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally interpreted as advantageous. …
Required Minimum Distributions
As 2019 is winding down, it is time again to remind our eligible clients to take their Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) by December 31, 2019. An RMD is a specific …