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Retirement savings tax credit
Savings StrategiesTax Planning

Get Paid to Save: How the Saver’s Credit Can Boost Your Nest Egg

Let’s be real—saving for retirement can feel like a chore. It’s like eating your vegetables or flossing: you know it’s good for you, but it’s easy to push off. Here’s

Strategies to Protect Your Wealth for Future Generations
Estate PlanningTax Planning

How to Minimize Estate Taxes: 9 Strategies to Protect Your Wealth for Future Generations

Curious about how to minimize capital gains tax on real estate? We’ve got you covered. This article walks you through practical strategies to reduce your tax burden when selling property. Be sure to get

How to Handle The Estate Tax Exemption
Estate PlanningTax Planning

How to Handle The Estate Tax Exemption, Which Ends in 2025

The big tax break you might have been counting on is shrinking in 2025. This break called the estate tax exemption, lets you leave a certain amount of money to your

Gen x and the path to penalty free withdrawals
Retirement PlanningTax Planning

Retirement Funds Alert: Gen Xers and the Path to Penalty-Free Withdrawals

As Generation X approaches key age milestones, many are discovering that they can access their retirement funds without incurring penalties. At ages 59 1⁄2 for traditional IRAs and 55 for

Healthcare costs and Taxes in Retirement
Tax Planning

Navigating Healthcare Costs and Taxes in Retirement

“Retirement is not a life without purpose; it is the ongoing purpose that provides a meaningful life.” -Robert Rivers Concerned about health care costs in retirement? A 65-year-old couple might

Tax-efficient Retirement
Tax Planning

Withdrawal Tactics for Tax-Efficient Retirement

“Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick Are you approaching retirement and wondering how to keep more of your hard-earned money? Tax-efficient withdrawal strategies

IRS tax rate schedules
Tax Planning

IRS Tax Rate Schedules: What Are They & How Do They Affect Your Retirement?

“Retirement is wonderful if you have two essentials – much to live on and much to live for.” -Unknown What do tax brackets have to do with retirement? If you

Slash Alternative Minimum tax payments
Tax Planning

How The Rich Slash Their Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Payments

“Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it’s about having a lot of options.” -Chris Rock How to minimize AMT payments? If you have never thought about this