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There are two people today that are making waves in the national conversation for what they are saying about the national debt. This first is Ken Fisher. Ken says the debt to GDP ratio has been worse in the past and that we really have nothing to…

What are the implications of taking your pension normally versus a lump sum? A lot of companies offer the lump sum as a way to get out from under the financial obligation of paying you or your spouse until you die. As a stream of income, your pension…

Line 10 on your tax return can be a great joy for you in retirement. Before the tax cuts of 2018, you may have known it as Line 43, and it simply means your taxable income. Taxable income is important to someone trying to achieve the Power of Zero…

Over the years David has noticed a number of advisors who have professed to be Power of Zero advisors, but there are a number of significant shortfalls in their approach. A true Power of Zero advisor believes that tax rates are going to be higher in…

Social Security can indeed be taxed, despite the feeling that you’re getting taxed twice. This year, 89% of all federal tax revenue is only going to go towards four things: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and interest on the debt. These are…

When you come from a tax-deferred paradigm, it can really skew how you view the types of accounts that you are accumulating dollars in. The main thrust of the reviewer’s critique is that we shouldn’t focus on minimizing taxes if that means that…

The IRS has a test called the seven pay premium test. It basically states that it’s possible to put too much money into a life insurance policy. If you fail that test than any loans that you take from your life insurance policy get treated…

The number one criticism of the Life Insurance Retirement Plan online is that the fees are simply too prohibitive, but the question is really what are they expensive compared to? The best way to compare the fees is to think about where else you could…

You will find articles on the internet that claim that if you are going to do a Roth Conversion you have to do it a number of years before retirement, because you must have the ability to recuperate the dollars you’ve paid towards tax, but that…

There are a number of ways to get money out of an IRA before you are 59 and a half years old. One is a Roth Conversion, but the problem with that is you have to pay tax and potentially a penalty. The only other way is something called a 72(t). The…