Clients continue to ask the question: "I am thinking of contributing to an IRA account in addition to making my 401k retirement plan contributions. When can I start?" As much as we at HFA love to hear about aggressive retirement
We often get the question from our clients: “My company offers a Roth option within my 401k plan, should I put a portion of the money I am deferring in my 401(k) into the Roth option as well as my
A client asked: “What is the SECURE Act and how does it affect my retirement accounts?” The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act or the Act) was signed by the President on December 20, 2019. It makes
Retirement is made up of three components: pensions, social security and savings. You can think of retirement as a three-legged stool. However each of the three components doesn’t support an equal amount of the total. Pensions, the first leg of
In the classic 1986 comedy movie, Back to School, Rodney Dangerfield’s character, Thornton Melon, an uneducated self-made millionaire, enrolls in college to support and encourage his son who has doubts about whether or not he can succeed in college. Thornton’s
Our clients at HFA are inevitably trying to answer the ever-present question: “When should I retire”! Independent of the financial planning and retirement projections we conduct for clients on a daily basis we have read about interesting trends concerning retirement
About this time of year, most employees are asked to come up with a few goals for the next calendar year. For some, this task presents a period of anxiety, confusion and stress. Many of the people trying to create
Retirement is so much more than how much money you have, how much you want to spend or how long you plan to live (still no exact science to predict that last one). While I am not going to argue
At Hoover Financial Advisors we counsel many clients daily on "Retirement Readiness" issues. One of our goals is to help clients create a roadmap or blueprint for their retirement years. But, to borrow from the title of the ancient Rome
Saving for retirement may be one of the most important decisions you do with your money, which can be very intimidating. There are many questions that will run through your head, such as, why should I save? When should I
Bring back 2017! For the last nine quarters, the broad Standard & Poor's 500 stock index was positive and investors generally made money. For the first quarter of 2018, the index
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