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Inherited 401k plan
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Financial planning for college: should you bother saving?
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Spending on Little Luxuries Can Add Up…to More Happiness
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Fathers Sue for More Parental Leave
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Spending a lot of Money on Sports for your Kids?

Inherited 401k plan

Jul 15 2019
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An inherited 401k plan isn’t necessarily a different kind of retirement plan from a regular 401k plan in the hands of the original participant. However, the rules around an inherited 401k plan are unusual enough to warrant their own review.

When an individual inherits a 401k plan, generally this individual must begin taking minimum distributions from the plan, on a preset schedule. There are a few things to consider, the first of which is whether the beneficiary is the spouse of the original owner, or another person (non-spouse).

If the beneficiary is a spouse, special options are available for handling …

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Financial planning for college: should you bother saving?

Jul 09 2019
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Danielle L. Schultz, CFP®, CDFA

Danielle L. Schultz, the principal financial planner of Haven Financial Solutions, is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®), a NAPFA-registered Financial Advisor, and a Registered Investment Advisor in the State of Illinois. She studied financial planning at Northwestern University’s Certified Financial Planner™ certification program. She also holds a Series 65 license (Registered Investment Advisor Representative) and a CCPS (Certified College Planning Specialist).

She writes a regular column for Better Investing magazine and is currently working on a revision of their mutual funds handbook. In addition to academic training and professional experience, Ms. Schultz has personally managed Social Security, Medicare, retirement and long-term care issues; college funding concerns; and cash flow and transition planning in self-employment and divorce situations. Her social work background gives her an innovative perspective on financial planning issues; for her, financial planning is not only about money, but also a key component in a satisfying and well-lived life.

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Nobody wants to pay for something, then watch someone less deserving who gets it for free. A dear friend recently raised this situation: are you a sucker for saving, while somebody else spends freely and their kid gets more money from a college?

I’ll give a very qualified yes to this—there are a few situations where it doesn’t pay (very much, at least) to save for college. Let’s say you make under $75,000 a year and have no investments beyond retirement accounts. Your family probably will qualify for some serious financial aid, and would get less if you saved into …

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Spending on Little Luxuries Can Add Up…to More Happiness

Jul 09 2019
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In “The Personal Finance Industry is a Scam,” a writer for GQ discusses her thoughts on why “Suze Orman’s rant against coffee is the latest in cable-news advice that puts the blame for an increasingly unequal financial system on individuals.”

The writer recalled meeting Orman years earlier as an unpaid intern saddled with heavy law school debt. Orman told her not to worry about the student loan did since it didn’t affect her credit score. The writer found this advice to be disappointing, as she was hoping to hear something that would help her get on firmer financial footing. …

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Fathers Sue for More Parental Leave

Jun 18 2019
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Father’s Day has just past and once this holiday has ended, many fathers return to business as usual at home and on the job.

We once wrote about that “Fathers Are Reluctant to Take Paternity Leave” and while that may still be the case for some, things are changing. The Washington Post recently reported on “How a dad’s lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase could lead to more parental leave elsewhere” and while this is the first such case in recent years, it is a very high-profile one. JP Morgan Chase will end up paying $5 million …

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Spending a lot of Money on Sports for your Kids?

Jun 15 2019
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Michael J. Garry, CFP®, JD/MBA

Michael Garry is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner and owner of Yardley Wealth Management in Yardley, PA. Michael is a NAPFA-registered Financial Advisor. He is a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA).

Michael recently published his first book: Independent Financial Planning: Your Ultimate Guide to Finding and Choosing the Right Financial Planner

Michael is a frequent expert contributor to financial publications, and has also been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Money Magazine, Kiplinger’s, BusinessWeek.com, CNNMoney.com, Consumer Reports Money Advisor, Investment News, The Bucks County Courier Times, Financial Advisor, and other periodicals;

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The post Spending a lot of Money on Sports for your Kids? appeared first on Yardley Wealth Management, LLC.

I read a very interesting article recently about spending for school and club sports for teens and pre-teens.

Apparently, the amount that parents spend for their children on sports keeps climbing. Many spend thousands of dollars a year for their kids to play on elite teams. The goals are to get elite training and play with other really good players so they can get some sort of college scholarship.

TD Ameritrade did a survey and found that 40% of parents …

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