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Four Common Investment Misconceptions
April 20, 2022 / Warren Hurt
One of the biggest misconceptions I come across in the financial advice industry is that as you get older, you must reduce your allocation to stocks. While this philosophy might be grounded in some truth, it oversimplifies the reality.…
Saving for Retirement: IRA Changes for 2022
March 25, 2022 / The Merrill Anderson Company
In 2019, Congress revisited the rules for qualified retirement plans and IRAs, with an eye toward boosting retirement savings. To that end, the age limit of 70½ for making a contribution to a traditional, deductible IRA was eliminated. However, one still must have “earned” income to make any IRA contribution – income from investments, pensions, gifts, and Social Security benefits does not count. …
How small-business owners can offer retirement plans
February 22, 2022 / Chris Moore
As a small-business owner, you want to make a workplace retirement plan available to your employees. But you know you don’t have the time or technical background to handle 401(k) administration. So, what do you do?…
Five basic benefits of working with a financial planner
February 16, 2022 / The Merrill Anderson Company
Thanks to the Internet and YouTube, doing it yourself has taken on a new life. For example, a young person we know was able to diagnose a problem with his clothes dryer, then order the key part and install it, thus saving the cost of an in-home repair. Information that once might have been hard to find outside of specialized publications has become accessible to everyone. But there are limits to self-empowerment. One area in which some people may be overconfident is financial management. There is more to financial planning than setting some goals and pinching some pennies.…
An introduction to 401(k) plans
December 27, 2021 / F&M Trust
There are many ways to save for your retirement, and the time-tested 401(k) is one of the most popular. The retirement account, however, is still underutilized. A whopping 59% of employed Americans have access to a 401(k), and yet only 32% are investing in one.…
Tax Law Changes: A closer look at estate and gift taxes
October 12, 2021 / Erin Sunday
Part three of our four-part series on 2021 tax law changes is a topic that might not impact everyone, but if it does impact you, it’s important to understand what changes are in store. The topic at hand is proposed estate and gift taxes.…
Tax Law Changes: A closer look at individual taxes and what the changes mean for you
October 05, 2021 / Erin Sunday
A new presidential administration often means a variety of new tax law changes. In this four-part series, we’ll offer a closer look at some of the tax law changes being proposed by President Joe Biden and the House Ways and Means Committee. The series will include a review of the American Families Plan, estate and gift tax changes, corporate tax changes, and today’s post — individual tax changes.…