What Is The Best 529 Savings Plan For You?
When saving for educational expenses, one of the key decisions you must make is what savings and investment vehicle is best. We have previously written a blog “How Should I Save For College?,” which talks about which vehicle might be best for you. In many cases a 529 savings plan is the best option, but […]
Saving into a Roth IRA
As we have said in previous blogs, it is important for individuals to attempt to save money into three distinct “buckets” during their working years. These buckets are the pre-tax bucket, the after-tax bucket and the Roth bucket. This blog will focus on saving into the Roth bucket. Roth savings accounts grow tax-deferred and qualified […]
Using Buckets for a Long Term Savings Strategy
In our last blog, we talked about how important human capital can be as it relates to your total economic wealth. Saving as much of your income as possible, especially in your early earning years, is critical. Just as important is the location of those savings. For sure, there are many ways to save today […]
Savings Rate vs. Investment Return: Which is more important in wealth creation?
Most people have heard the advice to save early. We wrote a blog in 2014 titled Importance of Investing at a Young Age and Best Practices. In addition to emphasizing the importance of saving early, it also answers the common question of “where” to invest your savings. When it comes to investing though, most individual […]
The Long Term Power of the Health Savings Account
Health Savings Accounts (“HSAs”) are an underappreciated benefit offered to employees with high deductible insurance plans. The annual pre-tax contributions, which in 2017 are $3400 for individuals and $6750 for families, can be withdrawn tax-free at any time for medical expenses. Most people, however, fail to take advantage of the full benefit that these plans […]
Health Savings Accounts: What are they and should you have one?
Health Savings Accounts (“HSA”) first appeared in 2004 to help individuals save for current and future healthcare costs. Since then, HSA eligible insurance plans have been one of the fastest growing insurance plans offered as companies and individuals look for ways to reduce the burden of rising health care costs. The number of HSAs has […]