Our investment management clients will now find preliminary 4th quarter reports posted in their secure folders. It was a pretty good quarter for most, with the average total return being a gain of 1.92%. The cost of living decreased by approximately 0.15%. Final inflation numbers will become available around the 20th of January. Category returns for the quarter, and the year are shown below.… Read more →
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RMDs, COLAs, and a Question.
If you have an IRA account held at Schwab, and if you had your 70th birthday prior to July 1st of this year then you should probably begin taking your Required Minimum Distributions before the end of this year. Technically, IRS rules say that if you’ve only just turned 70 1/2 you don’t have to begin until next year, but… Read more →
Your 2014/2015 IRA Contributions, 1st Quarter Reports and Improvements in Technology.
Have you made your IRA contribution for 2014? You can do so now through April 15. Call us at 636.527.5010 if you have questions. Did you know that you don’t have to wait until the following year to make your IRA contribution? You can make your 2015 IRA contribution now. In most cases making your contribution earlier results in a larger… Read more →