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Use November to Finalize Year-End Success and Plan for 2025
Use November to Finalize Year-End Success and Plan for 2025

Wait until December, you risk falling into the apathy and distractions common from Thanksgiving to the New Year. Do you want that for your finances?

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Budgeting, Debt Management, Investing, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning, Work Benefits, Your $ Your IndependenceGlenn BrownRMD, Goals, taxes, tax efficiency, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Tax Planning, Secure Act 2.0, Retirement, Semi-Retirement, HSA, Year-End, New Year, FSA, Planning for Unexpected, Financial Planning, Roth 401(k), Roth Conversion, Roth IRA, 529 Plan, Gifting, Budget, Best Practice, Focus on your why, family, Giving, Health Plans, HDHP, IRAs, Work Benefits, Local Town Pages, Open Enrollment, Portfolios, Required Minimum Distributions, Raising Kids, Solo K, tax planning, Investment Management, Investing, Tax-Loss Harvesting, Your Money Your Independence
Mastering the College Admissions Process
Mastering the College Admissions Process

Understanding nuances of early action and early decision, exploring merit-based aid, and utilizing 529 plans and loans effectively can impact you and your stressed college-bound teen's journey.

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Budgeting, College Planning, Debt Management, Your $ Your IndependenceGlenn BrownAdmissions, Best Practice, Budget, CSS Profile, College, Children, College Students, FAFSA, Focus on your why, Financial Planning, Financial Aid, Grants, Goals, Giving, Merit Scholarships, Minors, Kids, Student Debt, Savings, Early Action, Early Decision, 529 Plan, Parent PLUS loans, Tuition, Teenager, Raising Kids, Expected Family Contribution, Stretch IRA, Your Money Your Independence
Financial Aid Changes To Impact This Fall’s College Applications.
Financial Aid Changes To Impact This Fall’s College Applications.

Congress has created the “FAFSA Simplification Act”, which makes the upcoming 2024-2025 college admissions process a complicated mess. 

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College Planning, Retirement Planning, Your $ Your Independence, Tax PlanningGlenn BrownFAFSA, Expected Family Contribution, EFC, College Planning, College, 529 Plan, Congress, Financial Planning, Your Money Your Independence, Financial Aid, Refinancing, Early Decision, Early Action, CSS Profile, ROI, Admissions, Best Practice, Children, family, Local Town Pages, Student Debt, Student Loans, High School Students
Peak Earnings Years Are Your 50’s - Your Parents Maybe, You… Not So Much.
Peak Earnings Years Are Your 50’s - Your Parents Maybe, You… Not So Much.

Top 10% earners in their 30’s and 40’s believe they’ll earn considerably more in their 50’s. Don’t plan on it.

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Budgeting, Investing, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Your $ Your IndependenceGlenn BrownAgeism, Earnings, Income Streams, Employee Benefits, Priorities, Savings, Budget, Savings Prioritization, 401(k), HSA, 529 Plan, IRAs, Roth IRA, Experience Spending, Best Practice, Debt Management, Cash Flows, Focus on your why, Financial Planning, Goals, Investing, Work Benefits, Tax Planning, Your Money Your Independence
Secure Act 2: Electric Boogaloo?
Secure Act 2: Electric Boogaloo?

Sequels aren’t always a good thing, yet Congress has brought Secure Act 2 - reviewing the good, bad, and breakin’ star.

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Your $ Your Independence, Work Benefits, Tax Planning, Retirement Planning, Retirement, Investing, Debt ManagementGlenn BrownSECURE Act, Savings, Spending, RMD, Retirement, Roth IRA, Roth Conversion, IRA Withdrawals, Stretch IRA, Traditional IRA, SEP-IRA, Catch-up, 529 Plan, 401(k), Solo K, Age 73, 10-Year Rule, College, children, Entitlements, IRAs, Investing, IRA Contributions, 401k Match
Ch-Ch-Changes - Turn And Face The Strange
Ch-Ch-Changes - Turn And Face The Strange

CARES Act legislation impacting 2020 tax laws, provisions and deadlines. 

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Budgeting, College Planning, Investing, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Small Business, Tax Planning, Work Benefits, Your $ Your IndependenceGlenn BrownCARES Act, Tax Deadlines, IRA Withdrawals, College Refunds, 529 Plan, Budget, Best Practice, Debt Management, Tax Planning, Tax-Loss Harvesting, Taxes, College Planning, College, Employee Benefits, Economy, Financial Planning, Financial Aid, House, IRAs, Investing, Investment Management, Kids, Markets, Work Benefits, Local Town Pages, Mortgage, RMD, Small Business Owners, Interest Rates, Portfolios, Required Minimum Distributions, Rebalancing, Retirement, Refinancing, Student Debt, Student Loans, SBA, Tuition, Traditional IRA, 401(k), 403(b), Your Money Your Independence
Ten Years Gone: People Evolve, Plans Should Too.
Ten Years Gone: People Evolve, Plans Should Too.

A plan is not a buy-and-hold investment, it needs to be dynamic as you evolve.

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