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SECURE ACT – New Planning
Original Air Date: May 05th, 2021

SECURE ACT – New Planning

Category: Financial Planning

Guest David Ellowitch, CFP® joined Laurie to discuss the nuances of the SECURE ACT that impact beneficiaries of retirement accounts in their income tax, estate and cash flow planning.

More Cash Flow Ideas
Original Air Date: April 28th, 2021

More Cash Flow Ideas

Category: Social Security

Budgeting tools, important things to know about Social Security, and more. There are various options in tracking your spending. Bottom line – find an option that works for you and that you will use.

Cash Flow COVID Lessons
Original Air Date: April 21st, 2021

Cash Flow COVID Lessons

Category: Financial Planning

Cash flow and what we have learned through COVID? We learned during COVID how much we can do without.  People who continued to work were in a positions to build up savings. They could pay down debt, build up emergency reserves or increase retirement savings. People who were not fortunate to keep their positions learned […]

Tax Season & 2021 Planning
Original Air Date: April 14th, 2021

Tax Season & 2021 Planning

Category: Financial Planning, Tax

Where are we with tax season and 2021 planning? Updates on the stimulus, tax filing dates and amendments.

Responsible Investing & Q1 Insights
Original Air Date: April 07th, 2021

Responsible Investing & Q1 Insights

Category: Markets & Investments

Laurie will welcome guest Bill Henderson, Head of Investments at Valley National Financial Advisors, to discuss responsible investing, ESG and first quarter insights.

Stimulus & Tax Updates
Original Air Date: March 31st, 2021

Stimulus & Tax Updates

Category: Tax

Updates on stimulus, filing dates and amendments.

Retirement Funding
Original Air Date: March 24th, 2021

Retirement Funding

Category: Retirement

A fresh look at IRAs including deductible, non-deductible and ROTH options. People may not realize that if you are already a participant in an employer plan and are over the income thresholds to fund a deductible IRA, you can still fund one without taking the deduction. This is called a non-deductible IRA and it generates […]

MORE Listener Tax Questions
Original Air Date: March 17th, 2021

MORE Listener Tax Questions

Category: Tax

More listener tax questions and tax filing topics.

Listener Tax Questions
Original Air Date: March 10th, 2021

Listener Tax Questions

Category: Tax

“Listener Questions – Tax & Stimulus Payments.”

Children & Education Funding
Original Air Date: March 03rd, 2021

Children & Education Funding

Category: Financial Planning, Tax

“Children and education funding tax considerations.” Not all dependents have to be children and having qualifying children or qualifying relatives opens the door to certain tax credits.  Understanding when this applies could save significant taxes.  Understanding education credits and how to get them will help maximize the benefits and save money in the long run.