If you are over 70, making charitable gifts directly from you IRA may be your best tax move going forward. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed in December 2017, made three major changes that may significantly affect charitable giving, especially for those over 70. First, it increased the standard deduction to $24,000 for married…
Social Security has long been considered one leg of the “three-legged stool” of retirement planning. The other two being employer pensions and personal savings. However, employer pensions are quickly vanishing, and personal savings rates generally remain far too low to make up the difference. Of course, this amplifies the importance of Social Security as part…
Choosing a financial advisor can be a confusing and overwhelming, perhaps even intimidating process. The right advisor will serve as a partner to you and your family in keeping you on course to achieve your financial goals. The wrong one, on the other hand, could prove costly in time, money and robbing you of financial…
Navigoe Partner and Director of Wealth Management, Eric Toya, was recently named on the INVESTOPEDIA 100 list of most influential financial advisors. Investopedia, a leading online source of financial information and services, announced the inaugural INVESTOPEDIA 100, a ranking of influential advisors based on the presence and impact of advisors across social media platforms and…
Seldom do I take the time to respond to articles where I have a different opinion. I could waste most of my time everyday if I tried. However, as my company is about to host an investment presentation where we talk about the “DFA Advantage,” I felt that a reply to this particular article was…
Whenever people refer to the “market,” I’m reminded of the line from “The Princess Bride”: “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” It’s not just a question of semantics. An overly narrow view of what constitutes the market could lead to less than optimal investing and…
Tomorrow, October 29, 2016, the sixth annual Los Angeles Financial Planning Day will be held at the Downtown Los Angeles Public Library. Financial Planning Days are among the largest nationwide financial education and pro-bono events in the country. The aim is to provide free, no strings attached financial counsel and education to thousands of individuals…
If you’re like most people, you can’t wait for this presidential election to be over. Then your Facebook feed will finally go back to photos of kids, puppies and food. Until then, you get mudslinging. Every election year, we’re worn out by the bickering campaigns, the endless commercials and mailers and that crazy uncle who…
July is the month that we gather with family and friends over barbecue and fireworks to celebrate our nation’s independence. This month, take a moment to consider your own financial independence. What is financial independence? Financial independence is a concept that means something different to everyone. To some, it is being able to buy a…
The real cause of yesterday’s vote by the British electorate to end its membership in the European Union was actually a well-executed plot by the BBC. With the BBC hit, Downton Abbey, ending after six seasons, the executives were searching for another multi-season blockbuster to help justify their special status as a quasi-public broadcaster. Add…
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