by fwsadmin | Sep 15, 2021 | IRA Blog
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst When an IRA owner taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) dies before removing his annual RMD, that year-of-death RMD (or whatever portion remains) must still be withdrawn. Upon passing, the year-of-death RMD immediately...
by fwsadmin | Sep 13, 2021 | IRA Blog
By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education President Biden has declared September to be National Preparedness Month. The goal is to encourage Americans to be more prepared for natural disasters. Unfortunately, from flooding on the east coast to fires on the...
by fwsadmin | Sep 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you earn money from the sale of a capital asset — your home, part of a business, stocks, or bonds, for example — that profit may be subject to capital gains tax. There are two categories of capital gains: short term (assets held for a year or less) and long term...
by fwsadmin | Sep 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Weekly Market Commentary – 9/10/2021 -Darren Leavitt, CFA The holiday-shortened week produced negative returns across the board for US equity indices. The month of September has historically been a tough month for equities, and given the outsized moves we have...
by fwsadmin | Sep 10, 2021 | IRA Blog
By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education Question: Ed I heard on a podcast that you are the number one authority on IRAs, so I want to go to the most informative source. Could you answer this question for me? I have a Roth IRA and suddenly I was unable...