by Michael Lecours | Mar 25, 2014 | Investment Strategies, Retirement, Saving, Taxes, Uncategorized
Answering the question, “Can I contribute to my IRA or ROTH IRA?” can be tough. There are many, many factors that you have to consider and it can become complicated. To make matters worse, the requirements may even change from one year to the next. To help make this...
by Michael Lecours | Mar 25, 2014 | Taxes, Uncategorized
If you haven’t filed your 2013 tax return yet, and you expect to be meeting with your accountant soon, we have a couple of pointers that may make the process easier for both you and the accountant. Bring all of your tax reports. If you are withdrawing money from your...
by Michael Lecours | Mar 19, 2014 | Retirement, Uncategorized
A recent study by Natixis and The Boston College Center for Retirement Research paints a bleak picture of retirement for many individuals. People working today may be unable to maintain their current standard of living. The article at Marketwatch.com goes into the...
by Michael Lecours | Mar 19, 2014 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
It’s started already. The internet is working its way into our life more and more. It’s connecting our phones, computers, kitchen appliances and our stores to one another. You can control your thermostat remotely, or stream TV shows from the internet onto you TV, or...
by Michael Lecours | Mar 18, 2014 | Investment Strategies, Retirement, Saving, Uncategorized
Just because it isn’t making headlines, doesn’t mean inflation is not a serious issue. We, as advisors, have to deal with on a daily basis. The following article is filled with great nuggets about inflation. Here are my favorites: “According to the US Labor...
by Michael Lecours | Mar 18, 2014 | Cash, Economy, Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
Excerpts from a great post great post by Seth Godin: “Five dollars to buy a snack box on an airplane is worth something very different than five dollars to buy a cup of coffee after a fancy meal, which is worth something different than five dollars in the grocery...
