By Michael Torney, CFP, J.D., LL.M. Executives who have worked for one company during much of their career can accumulate a significant amount of company stock in their 401(k)-retirement plan. Executives in this situation who are…
Wesley Sebacher, CFP®, CAIA® Planning for retirement is a crucial financial endeavor, and one of the key factors to consider is the interest rate environment. Interest rates have a significant impact on various aspects of…
By Michael Torney, CFP®, J.D., LL.M. Nearly everyone spends decades contributing money to a 401(k), Individual Retirement Account or other retirement plans that defer a portion of their income tax bill. These plans and accounts enable…
by The Moneta Retirement Team We are aware that some of our plan sponsors have received letters from the IRS stating that the 12/31/22 Form 8955-SSA was not filed timely or was incomplete. The notice…
Senior Tax Strategist – Abby Donnellan CPA The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, signed into law on 12/29/2022, builds on the prior SECURE Act of 2019 and focuses on helping Americans save for retirement. Below…
By Wesley Sebacher CFP® You may wonder how you will provide yourself a paycheck in retirement? Or how you will coordinate your savings and future retirement income. Often forgotten, is how your retirement savings and…
This month’s Ask the CFP® question is What did Congress change in SECURE Act 2.0? Within the large appropriations bill passed by Congress in December of 2022 were multiple changes to retirement accounts and tax…
When you retire, the typical paycheck from your employer stops coming, but your income needs do not necessarily stop coming. Instead, you may start to rely on your investment portfolio to replace your salary with…
James Chalmers – Senior Advisor Some people are planners; others are procrastinators. Some are one-thing-at-a-timers, and some are a combination, depending on the topic. Retirement, though, is an area for which planning is not just…
Kevin Ward – Advisor Life is full of unknowns—simultaneously a source of tremendous potential joy and anxiety. But with thoughtful planning, you can mitigate some of the unknowns—or at least better position yourself to handle surprises…
Kevin Ward, Advisor Real estate markets—particularly metropolitan markets like Chicago—can be challenging to navigate for home buyers (and sellers, for that matter—a topic for another day). Home prices in popular metro markets may only seem…
Kevin Ward, Advisor For many, retirement increasingly represents a meaningful share of our lives—the benefit, partly, of the miracles of modern medicine which have extended our lifespans. But without a daily job to go to,…
Kevin Ward, Advisor As life expectancies have extended and as wealth in many developed countries has grown exponentially over the last century-plus, retirement not only has increasingly become a reality for many, but it also…
Kevin Ward, Advisor Retirement is a sprawling topic. The word alone can raise questions, emotions, and concerns—about how exactly your future will look, what life will entail as the day-to-day changes, how the financial situation…
Local Denver 7 News turned to Moneta Partner Lynn Dunston to discuss the topic of retirement planning in a volatile market environment. Here is an excerpt of Dunston’s insight from an article posted on thedenverchannel.com:…
Moneta’s retirement plan consulting services continue to be ranked among the industry’s best. For the second year in a row, the National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA) recognized Moneta on its list of the…
Moneta’s retirement plan consulting services continue to be ranked among the industry’s best. For the second year in a row, the National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA) recognized Moneta on its list of the nation’s…
By Ryan Martin and Lauren Hunt Substantially Equal Periodic Payment Plans… that is a “mouthful” of a strategy, but the details of such planning don’t have to be complicated. Tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs provide…
2020 has been an unusual year to say the least. As we have adapted to “new normals” throughout our lives, following are some important changes to consider as the year closes for your tax strategy.…
Retirement for many is a long-awaited, much anticipated event; however, researcher and author, Alan Spector, in his webinar for the MonetaU Speaker Series this week, said that many also have anxiety about it. While…
Advisors, have you ever felt frustrated after giving retirement plan participants all the information and tools they need, only to watch them make decisions that are not in their own best interest? Moneta’s Participant Engagement…
Moneta financial advisors help retirement plan sponsors reduce their risks and improve investment decisions with live fiduciary training courses Moneta offers a broad and diverse set of specialized experts to help its clients navigate any…