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Financial Planning: Get Step One Right - Video 379 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7JC_NXEmR4 Key Takeaways: - Nothing else matters in financial planning if you don't get step one right: knowing your cash flow. - You must know what's coming in and going out every...

Buy Now Pay Later https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZOMOQzlBzw Key Takeaways from "Buy Now Pay Later" Episode Lack of Reporting to Credit Agencies: Companies like Affirm, Klarna, and AfterPay do not report consumer debts from "buy now pay later" schemes to major credit...

End Of Life Financial Planning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PPPOVyYAmk Key Takeaways: 1.   If someone is married and they pass away, this is the last year they can file a joint tax return, which may affect decisions on accelerating income for the surviving spouse....

Is the Inherited IRA RMD Waived in 2024? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgVffctqrgc Key Takeaways: - You are not required to take a minimum distribution from your inherited IRA in 2024. - The IRS has extended the waiver for required minimum distributions for...

Beneficiary IRA, Inherited IRA, SECURE 2.0 Act - Video Episode 375 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAUs4SFuBkM Key Take-aways: 1. Non-spouse beneficiaries cannot roll inherited retirement accounts into their own IRAs; they must set up a separate inherited or...

Secure 2.0 Act In this video, Tom attempts to briefly highlight nine points from the Secure 2.0 Act in four minutes or less! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-mRfVkqIX8 1.  RMD changes 2.  Larger catch-up provisions 3.  Roth @ work - can be matched 4.  Qualified...

Inflation Never Stops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsptvORsSCE Key Take-aways: 1. Inflation operates continuously, similar to a "compounding machine," and rarely produces negative numbers, with a recent example being in 2009. 2. A decrease in inflation rates does...

Inflation Is Cumulative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mweZ7vjXxPo Key Takeaways: Inflation is cumulative, not just year-by-year; it builds up over time affecting the cost of goods and services. The rate of inflation can vary each year, but even when it decreases, it...

Automatic IRA Act of 2024 - Video Episode 372 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhYZjpN9OUA Key Take-aways: 1. The "Automatic IRA Act of 2024" requires employers with ten or more employees to set up automatic retirement contribution plans for all full-time and...

Using a Roth IRA for a Down Payment - episode 371 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFqmzwaPjGo Key take-aways: If your company offers a match, consider contributing up to the amount where you will get a match. If you have an option for a Roth 401(k) contribution, you...

The S&P 500: cap-weighted or equal-weight? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn05Y_NfKZI Key Takeaways: Diversification is key to a smoother investment journey; different types of investments (e.g., mid-caps, small-caps, large-caps, international vs. US) perform...

Do I Owe Taxes on a Gift? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiNYqSV99yI Key Take-aways from the question, "Do I Owe Taxes on A Gift?": If you are the recipient of a gift, you do NOT owe a gift tax on this money. In 2024, if you are a gift GIVER, you can now give up to...

Higher Taxes Headed Your Way? Are higher taxes headed your way in the future? These potentially higher taxes may be due to higher than expected required minimum distributions (RMD's). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIC9Cv5tW8s The starting age for RMD's is now 73. ...

Should You Buy Gold Bars at Costco? Costco recently began selling one ounce gold bars. Should you take advantage of this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmTF4-Urw8M Costco recently began selling gold bars online, not in stores, and sold one hundred million dollars'...

Real Estate vs. Stocks In video episode 365: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoPtgX9KBWk Tony invested his $50,000 inheritance in real estate by putting it down on a $250,000 house and renting it out, initially earning $24,000 a year in rent but facing mortgage and...

Cash Flow Matters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct4om27wCU0 In video episode #364, Tom covers: - Cash flow matters - and is crucial at every stage of financial planning, whether starting out in life, getting out of debt, preparing for retirement, or running a...

Target Date Fund: Your New Landlord? How in the world can your Target Date Fund be your next landlord? In episode 363, Tom discusses how a Target Date Fund - these funds are often one of the default fund choices for many retirement plan investors (and college savers!)...

Long Term Care in New Jersey In this episode (video episode # 362), Tom shares some information about the Medicaid process and long term care here in New Jersey.  It's no surprise, the cost of long term care in New Jersey (and around the country) continues to climb...

More Money, More Problems, Episode 361 Do you need more money to be happy?  The "slam dunk" answer is "of course!" But is that really the answer? In episode #361, Tom discusses the results of a recent survey conducted by Empower. Sadly, we have learned more people...