I Bonds: Time to Hold or Cash Out?
By Robert E. Quittner, Jr. CFP® & CMFC™Investment Advisor [email protected] It seems like 4th of July was just a few weeks ago and now we are heading into Labor Day […]
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Jeremy Discusses Estate & Death Taxes—Mid-2025 Update
By Jeremy A. Wechsler, Esq.Investment Advisor [email protected] Two things in life are certain—death and taxes. Even more fun, they’re usually combined. Thankfully at the federal level, the exemption for estate
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Peter Talks Social Security & the OBBBA
By Peter WechslerPresident & Co-Founder, Franklin Retirement [email protected] You got to love politicians. Remember when Obama promised that we could all keep our same doctors with Obamacare? Right! The new
Peter Wonders if Congress Will Fix Social Security
By Peter WechslerPresident & Co-Founder, Franklin Retirement [email protected] I’m writing this column on our last day in the Canadian Rockies for a conference in Banff. Rob told me it’s very
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Important Changes to Inherited IRA RMDs in 2025
By Robert E. Quittner, Jr., CFP® & CMFC™ Investment Advisor Representative [email protected] Before diving into this important update, I glanced at my calendar—Peter and I will be out of the
Market Expectations in Red vs. Blue
By Kyle PlotkinInvestment Advisor [email protected] As I sat down at my desk on Monday morning, I did my usual scan of the headlines and market outlooks for the day. I
Form 5498 is So Exciting!
By Peter WechslerPresident & Co-Founder, Franklin Retirement [email protected] As I write this missive on Wednesday morning, I’m watching the futures pop as May’s inflation numbers came in as anticipated and
Planes, Trains, and Federal Benefits
By Nicholas HamnerInvestment Advisor Representative & Director of [email protected] Kyle and I spent the latter half of last week in Chicago for a boot camp on federal employee benefits. We
Rob’s Top 5 Hidden Price Tags
By Robert E. Quittner, Jr. CFP® & CMFC™Investment Advisor [email protected] You have heard this word a lot lately, and I’m only going to say it once in this article… tariffs.
The Markets Hate Uncertainty
By Peter WechslerPresident & Co-Founder, Franklin Retirement [email protected] And By Robert E. Quittner, Jr. CFP® & CMFC™Investment Advisor [email protected] The two of us are usually the first ones in most