4 Common Wealth Building Mistakes
Building wealth can be confusing and complex at times. To be successful, one must take a holistic approach, requiring an understanding of many different aspects of wealth management. Many of these components are intertwined. For example, ask yourself if you have a sound financial plan? If you answered yes, does the plan take into consideration […]
Target Date Funds: 401k’s Most Popular Investment Choice
The popularity of target date funds has grown substantially over the past 10 years. Currently more than 50% of 401(k) investors have all their assets in target date funds. Not all this popularity is investor driven. Instead, much of this growth is structural. Currently just over 50% of target date funds are with companies that have their own record keeping, but these companies control over 80% of the assets […]
Spending a 529 College Savings Account- Best Practices
After years of saving, your child is finally off to college and you wonder how 18 years have gone by so fast. Ideally, you’ve taken advantage of long-term, tax-free compounding discussed in our college savings strategies blog(http://www.thorinvestment.com/saving-for-college/) and have built up nice gains in the college accounts. Savings in a state-sponsored Qualified Tuition Program, or […]
President Trump’s Proposed Tax Plan
After much talk about tax reform during his Presidential campaign, the President’s proposed tax plan is out. Although the White House has not released many details – the proposed tax plan is less than 250 words – the law would change the way individuals and businesses pay taxes. The stated goals of the tax plan […]