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Should You Prioritize Retirement Savings over College Savings?

Submitted by iCapital on July 6th, 2022

As a young parent looking to the future, you may be faced with a daunting choice: do you save earnestly to secure your retirement, or save to fund your children’s education? 

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Are Emotions Controlling Your Personal Finances?

Submitted by iCapital on July 6th, 2022

If anything good has come from the last few years of uncertainty and volatility, it’s that many of us are becoming more financially literate. We’re more aware of our finances and are better at prioritizing our expenditures. We’re also more aware of how important it is to save for the future, while still enjoying the present moment.

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The New Normal Retirement

Submitted by iCapital on April 26th, 2022

It’s believed that retirement planning as we currently know it didn’t really exist until a few decades ago. Up to that point, people worked until 65 and then sailed into retirement on a pension plan.

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SECURE Act Changed IRA and Retirement Plan Inheritance Rules

Submitted by iCapital on February 15th, 2022

At the end of 2019, President Trump signed a federal spending package that included the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act. A provision in this legislation effectively eliminated the "stretch IRA," an estate-planning strategy that allowed an IRA to continue benefiting from tax-deferred growth, potentially for decades.

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Don’t Like Where You are Financially? Change Your Behavior

Submitted by iCapital on February 8th, 2022

When people decide that they need to eat healthier or lose weight, they know that they have to change their behavior. That’s easier said than done for most, which is why programs like Nutrisystem and Weight Watchers are so popular; because they provide a system for automatically controlling portions and nutrition.

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Understanding Investment Risk

Submitted by iCapital on February 8th, 2022

All investors – be they conservative, moderate or aggressive – need to understand that the level of returns they expect to generate is directly related to the amount of risk they are willing to assume – the higher the return, the higher the amount of risk one needs to take.

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Common Investor Biases and How They Can Impact Your Finances

Submitted by iCapital on May 4th, 2021

We all have different philosophies when it comes to investing our money. Some of us prefer to manage our investments ourselves, while others may want advice from a professional. Regardless of how you manage your money, we’re all human. Which is to say, we all have biases that can affect the way we invest.

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Financial Management for Couples: When a Spender and a Saver Fall in Love

Submitted by iCapital on May 4th, 2021

Money can be a point of contention for many couples. Between big expenses like taking vacations, buying a house, getting married or having children, relationships can be filled with tricky financial situations. Even trickier is if you and your partner have different views on financial matters—one of you is a spender and one is a saver.

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The Basics of Paycheck Protection Program Loans: Round Two

Submitted by iCapital on February 24th, 2021

The year 2020 was unprecedented for so many reasons—all because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many suffered from job losses, had to juggle childcare while working from home, and tried to keep their small businesses open with few resources.

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Should You Retire at the Same Time As Your Spouse?

Submitted by iCapital on February 24th, 2021

If you and your spouse are making plans to retire, you’re probably wondering whether it’s a good idea to retire at the same time. Many couples go through the same thought process and, in fact, one in four couples quit their jobs within a year of each other.

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