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    1. How to Improve Your 401(k)
      Investing for retirement is important, and 401(k)s offer some of the best benefits to entice workers to prioritize contributions. But what happens when your employer plan doesn’t give you the investment choices you want? That’s something Stephen M. has been grappling with.
    2. How To Keep Your Culture Strong During Growth
      Culture is a significant determinant of company success, and yet it’s a slippery thing to define. That’s why public examples of well-defined cultures, such as the famous 2009 125-slide deck from Netflix, called “one of the most important documents ever to come out of Silicon Valley” are highly prized. Culture can shift
    3. How To Recession Proof Your Small Business
      w To Recession Proof Your Small Business In times of economic uncertainty, it's common to feel overwhelmed and unsure about the future
    4. I changed my travel plans because of COVID-19, but there are 3 reasons I'm not changing a single thing about my investment strategy
      I was scheduled to travel to Germany from DC during the first week of March and had been looking forward to the two-week trip. I thought the European
    5. It’s IRA Season – Ensure Your Assets Are Optimally Invested
      Contributing to a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA by April 18 (or April 19 for Maine and Massachusetts residents) is your opportunity to cut your 2021 income taxes with a traditional IRA or get tax-free growth with a Roth, assuming you’re eligible.
    6. This IRA Move Looks Smarter After the Stock Market Correction
      One of the biggest problems with the way that most people save for retirement is that they fail to take taxes fully into consideration. With traditional IRAs and 401(k) plans, you typically set aside pre-tax money into a tax-deferred account that shelters your money from tax as long as it stays in the account. But once
    7. Three Replacements for Stretch IRAs
      The elimination of the Stretch IRA is a game changer, especially for parents who were considering bequeathing savings in IRAs to their kids. "For a lot of people, the bulk of their wealth has been established in their IRAs," said Michael Repak, vice president and senior estate planner with Janney Montgomery Scott. "Thi
    8. Upskilling Your Employees: Top 10 Benefits
      Let’s have a quiz: if you had just one skill to equip your employees with, what would that be? If your response was something like: “I want my employees to master X software,” you might want to reconsider. Because a new, more shiny app could replace that software tool in less than six months from now, and your wish wou
    9. Want to Buy a Home in 2024? Here Are 4 Ways to Help Make It Happen
      If you've spent the last few years itching to get on the property ladder, you might be feeling pretty discouraged by persistently higher mortgage rates and a stubbornly low number of houses for sale.
    10. Want to Retain Your Employees? Be Flexible During the Holidays.
      The holidays are right around the corner, which means that in the coming weeks, you're likely to find yourself short-staffed at work, and perhaps under pressure. Now, imagine what life at the office would be like if you were to have no choice but to operate on a skeleton staff year-round as a result of having lost key