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Optimal retirement plans for the self-employed and side businesses

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From time to time when working with self-employed clients or those that have a side business, I find that the retirement plans they are using aren’t optimal. Sometimes they’ve outgrown the plan they started with. In other cases they didn’t know a better option existed. Whatever the situation, if you’re self-employed or do some freelance work and it’s been a while since you reviewed the options, you might find a better fit for your needs. 

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The HSA as a Retirement Account

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HSA Retirement Savings

If you are in a High Deductible Health Insurance Plan (HDHP), you have access to one of the best retirement savings vehicles available today, the Health Savings Account. Yes, you read that correctly, in my opinion, your Health Savings Account, or HSA, is best thought of as a retirement account. [Read more…] about The HSA as a Retirement Account

Social Security Strategies for Married Couples

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One of the most valuable assets retirees have are their Social Security benefits. Depending on an individual’s longevity and income over their career, Social Security payments could ultimately total upwards of $1,000,000. Unfortunately, based on my experience, many people haven’t given much thought as to how they can maximize this benefit. And because of how Social Security is coordinated for a married couple, poor planning can potentially result in several hundred thousand dollars of lost benefits over a lifetime.

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Should We Pay Our Mortgage Off Early?

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I get some variation of this question on a regular basis and it usually falls into one of 2 scenarios.  The first is when someone is getting ready to retire. Freemages.com/Svilen MilevThe other is when a mid-career family is buying a new home, thinking about refinancing, or has just come into some additional money, say from a promotion or inheritance. For the sake of brevity, I’ll cover the first scenario here and the other in a future post. [Read more…] about Should We Pay Our Mortgage Off Early?