In a matter of days, the United States government could potentially default on its debt for the first time in history. The showdown in Washington is causing many folks to become very anxious about the future, and how a US default might impact their retirement plans. If you’re paying attention to the major news media […]
In the waning hours of 2022, Congress passed a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 was introduced December 20th and just before Christmas this legislation was rushed through the senate and house of representatives, and finally signed into law by President Biden. Inserted into the legislation was a host of […]
After a rather sleepy 2022 regarding tax and retirement plan changes, many rules impacting retirement planning will take effect in 2023. In this month’s article we’re going to highlight some of what we consider to be changes of specific importance, and how these changes might impact folks like you. Many of these changes may impact […]
Many would agree that Roth IRAs are special retirement accounts. They are funded with after tax dollars, grow tax deferred, and all distributions including accumulated gains are tax free. …Or are they? There are two five-year rules that govern whether your Roth IRA distributions are both tax and penalty free. The rules can be quite […]
What if my account goes to zero? It’s a question I’ve heard more than once in the past 6 months. It seems to come from a place of fear, and extreme emotional aversion to loss. There’s likely a lack of understanding too. An understanding of what one owns within the equity portion of an investment […]
Is it better to be an owner or lender? A simple question worth asking yourself. Would you rather be the owner of your home (a relatively consistent appreciating asset I might add) or would you rather be the lender? As an owner you borrow capital for small down payment to get started. You work towards […]
The rising cost of goods and services has many folks concerned, and some folks down right panicked. Historic inflation is making headlines and rightly so. As this article is being penned, inflation is at a 41-year high. May 2022 year over year inflation was 8.6%, and Core CPI which excludes volatile food and energy costs […]
Mark Sorenson | March 04, 2022 Uncertainty continues to impact the market. Geopolitical concerns like we are currently experiencing usually cause a negative market reaction in a shorter time frame, but historically they are always buying opportunities in hindsight. Investors need to look through market corrections and know that with patience, all will be ok […]
Mark Sorenson | February 21, 2022 The market has weakened over the last few days based on two main uncertainties. This market commentary should provide some perspective during market corrections like we are experiencing right now. It is interesting that the market historically goes up 80% of the time, but we tend to forget, this […]
I’m writing this piece in early February of 2022. Inflation! I bet you’ve heard this word a lot recently. I’d put money on it that you have been feeling it’s affects at the grocery store and gas pump. It’s hard to bury the fact that prices of most consumer goods and services have risen dramatically […]