Financial Planning, Life Events
There are many important milestones in life to keep top of mind. Eligibility requirements often depend on your year of birth, residency, or other personal circumstances. With these variables, it can be difficult to track how one’s age can open or close important...
College Planning, Investing, Tax Planning
Investing in a 529 plan can be an effective strategy to save for college. There are, however, some overlooked nuances related to 529 account distributions. And oftentimes, those nuances are not addressed (or even discovered) until after the distribution has occurred...
Building Wealth, Family and Finances
Let me paint a picture. You’ve managed to amass some money in a 401k, there might be a spattering of savings in a few different checking or savings accounts, a random mutual fund exists out there “somewhere” and you know you’ve left a few old 401ks behind at previous...
Building Wealth, College Planning
One huge change in the recent Tax Cuts and Jobs Act applies to 529 college savings accounts. Up until now, 529s have been chiefly used as savings vehicles for college expenses. Now there is another way you can use a 529: to pay K–12 tuition. What does this mean for...
Building Wealth, College Planning
Without a doubt, one of the biggest challenges our younger clients face is the prospect of funding college education for their children. We hear from many parents who feel as though this is an unattainable goal. That’s understandable. The average annual cost of...