Important Tax Numbers For 2013:
Individual Retirement Accounts: $5,500 plus $1,000 if you’re age 50 or over
401K’s – 403B’s – 457’s: $17,500 plus $5,500 if you’re age 50 or over
SIMPLE IRA’s: $12,000 plus $2,500 if you’re age 50 or over
SEP IRA: $51,000
Annual Tax Free Gift: $14,000
Federal Estate Tax Exemption: $5,250,000
UGMA’s vs. 529 Plans
I get questions a lot on putting money in children’s names, mostly for college ed purposes. Lots of confusion…







The Year So Far:
Risk management is key to our approach. We don’t chase the market on the upside. Rather, our focus is twofold: reduce the downside, get a good portion of the upside. Done successfully we believe that combination will yield better results with a smoother ride in this economic environment. That environment – call it a “credit crisis”, “Great Recession”, “near-depression” whatever – involves deleveraging, i.e. paying off debt. What we have been calling a “balance sheet…click to read more >>