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Financial Symmetry has covered several current events on our blog throughout 2021, and here are what we think the Top 10 Economic Stories of the year have been: 1. Social Security to increase COLA at highest rate since 1981 Written…
Once you have reached retirement, started Social Security and Required Minimum Distributions from IRAs, your options for tax savings tend to be fairly limited. Retirees may face the Social Security tax bubble, IRMAA thresholds, and are unlikely to itemize deductions…
Developing a retirement withdrawal strategy requires a different mindset versus the years you spent accumulating your retirement savings. This is why you need to have a retirement plan in place to help guide you through this transition. Unfortunately, the same…
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Many investors are sharing Mike Tyson’s sentiment after the worst single day in the stock market since Black Monday. The short-term losses appear to be a direct result of…
Will your retirement regrets list be full of “I wish I would have…!” What if you could use regrets of other retirees to change or improve your current course? Listening to the wisdom of those that have gone before you,…
This is a question we usually hear frequently when clients are filling out employment paperwork for a new job or during open enrollment time. Contributions to a 401k have traditionally been pre-tax. In other words, you take a tax deduction…
A few years ago there was a popular commercial about retirement. The ad featured people walking around town with their “number” over their heads. The number reflected how much they needed to save in order to retire. The commercial was…
I’m not sure about you, but we haven’t met many people that wouldn’t love to lower their tax payments. As we move in to the heart of tax season, do you find yourself wondering every year around this time, what other…
It’s tax time again. No the filing deadline hasn’t changed, but tax planning done now could save thousands come spring of next year. 8 Steps to Reduce Your Tax Bill Running through these 8 steps can uncover tax saving opportunities that…
Do a tax projection before year end. For most taxpayers it’s a matter of adding up income and subtracting personal exemptions and either standard or itemized deductions. Adjust tax withholdings for the end of the year on your paystub, or…
