Why Having a Financial Professional Matters

Why Having a Financial Professional Matters

A good professional provides important guidance and insight through the years. What kind of role can a financial professional play for an investor? The answer: a very important one. While the value of such a relationship is hard to quantify, the intangible benefits...
The Move Toward Fee-Based Advisory Accounts

The Move Toward Fee-Based Advisory Accounts

Why financial professionals are changing their business models. A major shift has occurred in the financial world. More and more financial professionals have moved away from the industry’s traditional compensation model to a new one – in the eyes of many of them, a...
What Should You Keep?

What Should You Keep?

Even with less itemizing, there are still tax documents you want to retain for years to come. Fewer taxpayers are itemizing in the wake of federal tax reforms. You may be one of them, and you may be wondering how many receipts, forms, and records you need to hold onto...
Bad Money Habits to Break

Bad Money Habits to Break

Do bad money habits constrain your financial progress? Many people fall into the same financial behavior patterns year after year. If you sometimes succumb to these financial tendencies, the New Year is as good an occasion as any to alter your behavior.   #1: Lending...
TSP Withdrawal Options Are Changing

TSP Withdrawal Options Are Changing

New rules could soon mean more flexibility. By 2020, federal employees with Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts should have new withdrawal choices for their invested assets. New rules are scheduled to be implemented through the TSP Modernization Act, permitting TSP...