Tag: Investment

Your Recession Survival Guide (Ep. 13)

Your Recession Survival Guide (Ep. 13)

Have you been in a sticky situation where you needed to pay a large amount of money but did not have liquid assets on hand? With price increases on basic necessary items, it is time to start thinking smarter, not harder. 

In this episode, Josh Leonard outlines a number of saving strategies you can start incorporating into your daily life now, to combat the stressors that come with surviving the current recession. 

Josh discusses: 

  • Some key tips for saving your money while prices hike up
  • Rising along with interest rates – locking in higher retirement rates
  • The 10% rule you can use as a guide for all of your investments in your portfolio
  • And more

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Secure Act 2.0: What does it mean for you? (Ep. 11)

Secure Act 2.0: What does it mean for you? (Ep. 11)

The Secure Act 2.0 was signed into place on December 23, 2022.  This opens several new strategies you can dip into, in order to save for your retirement and/or fund important goals such as education. 

In this episode, Josh Leonard discusses the number of changes this act has brought forward to us so that we can save more money more efficiently. Whether you are in the planning stage of your retirement or are looking into the future to understand how to further your savings, this episode will help you move forward. 

Josh discusses: 

  • What this act means for people under or over the age of 72
  • Changes in required minimum distributions and how the reduction penalty has lowered 
  • The increase in catch-up contribution amount for different plans
  • The ability to roll leftover 529 funds into a Roth IRA tax and penalty-free
  • How you can more effectively donate to charities of your choice
  • And more

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