How to Plan for the 2025 Tax Increase
Reasons to NOT Roll your 401k into an IRA
A Great Opportunity for those Anticipating Large Capital Gains
An Opportunity to Help my Mother My mother has been filing taxes on her own over the last few years. Even with my step-father passing away in 2020, she did not have many issues filing taxes until this year. In 2021, we were able to defer six months of the gains in her portfolio […]
Year-End Selling Strikes Again
We only have a couple more weeks to profit from various Year-End Portfolio Strategies. Investors looking to improve their overall portfolio returns often turn to tax-loss harvesting as an end-of-the-year opportunity. This amounts to selling some stocks or assets that have fallen in value and using the losses to help offset capital gains tax liability, […]
Tax Strategies for Year End – So Even Louie the Loser can Win!
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, there are many clients who are asking what they should be doing now to save on taxes before time runs out and we enter 2019. Even with the markets currently down for many stock indices, some clients may end up paying capital gains taxes on long term […]
Never Buy This in December
It seems that every year in December we get a multitude of calls from clients regarding a pretty common occurrence for certain types of investments.This month, most pooled investments pay out their capital gains to shareholders and the value of the associated account falls for a few days until the money is reinvested or paid […]
How to Avoid the Mutual Fund Tax Trap
It seems that every year in December we get a multitude of calls from clients regarding a pretty common occurrence for mutual funds, but nonetheless an often misunderstood one. December is the time of year when most mutual funds pay out their capital gains to shareholders. While generally speaking, a capital gain means an investor […]
Is a “Back Door” Roth IRA Right for You?
Have you ever known something was right for you and been told you couldn’t have it? It can be pretty frustrating. Many high-income earners, who would like to contribute directly to Roth accounts, cannot do so because of IRS income limits. However, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible for high-earners to reap the benefits associated with […]
The Road to a Tax Free Retirement
I was recently quoted in an article that was published in Forbes on how we have worked with one of our clients to reduce Social Security taxes and eliminate his need to take required minimum distributions. To go to the Forbes site to see the article, click here. The Road To A Tax-Free Retirement Ashlea Ebeling […]
Large Tax Hits from Mutual Funds?
Mutual Fund Capital Gains Distributions They show up like uninvited guests, usually in early or mid – December and eat up our profits. They are one of the worst aspects of owning mutual funds. Funds might sell appreciated securities for a variety of reasons. Perhaps a stock hit management’s sell target–not out of the question, […]
