The Roth IRA: The Basics

The Roth IRA: The Basics

The Roth IRA is a favorite amongst the financial planning community for good reason.

Saving for retirement can be a big headache and because of all the restrictions on withdrawals it’s tough to know whether to invest in tax deferred …

 
Better Budgeting: Making Mint.com Work For You

Better Budgeting: Making Mint.com Work For You

Budgeting is one of those things that we all know we should be doing, but just can’t seem to find the time to fit into our busy schedules.

Well, it’s time to face the facts, in order to take control …

 
Navigating the Sea of Retirement Accounts

Navigating the Sea of Retirement Accounts

Here’s a quick rundown of the most common types of retirement accounts that people ask me about. I’m only going to touch on each of these briefly and will revisit these different accounts separately in a future post.

A warning, …

 
What Type of Investment Account Should I Use?

What Type of Investment Account Should I Use?

Today I’m going to highlight the differences between qualified accounts that offer tax-deferred growth (meaning you pay taxes on growth later) vs non-qualified accounts that offer taxable returns. Anyway, here goes:

 

What is a Qualified Account?

What is a