Required minimum distributions sound simple — take money out of your retirement account once you reach a certain age. In practice, RMDs are one of the most complicated and costly areas of retirement planning. Once...
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Learning how to invest in the stock market can be an overwhelming process. In this short video, HTG Investment Advisors President Robin Sherwood shares her favorite slides on investing in the stock market. We often...
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In my previous blog, I shared some of the virtual activities that have brightened my day since Covid began, including several offerings through Coursera, an online library of courses from universities and companies. In one...
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Investors don’t worry about all market fluctuations – just the type that reduces their portfolio values. No one seems shaken when the stock market shoots upward. But market volatility is price change, regardless of its...
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Updated for 2023 Gift giving to family members living far away can be a challenge. You may find yourself unsure of their needs, wants, sizes, etc. And, in this pandemic year, you may want to...
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2020 has been a challenging year. For those subject to retirement account required minimum distributions (RMDs), the challenges of tracking them will continue far past the arrival of a vaccine for Coronavirus. It helps to...
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An Update as We Approach the 2020 Election With less than a hundred days to the November elections, we are publishing an updated version of our blog from the start of this year. At that...
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HTG friend Richard Bobbe greets his 100th birthday with gratefulness and good humor. In “Ruminations” he looks back on his fortuitous life and shares his reflections – so inspiring we had to share. Many years...
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Jumping into today’s stock market may be appealing to those whose view tends more towards a “glass half full” than “half empty.” Sharp declines like the ones experienced in March elicit a variety of responses....
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Living alone in this time of Covid-19 gives one a lot of time to reflect. Being a senior citizen, I am statistically very vulnerable, yet I am hopeful that I will survive the unprecedented health...
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