Financial Planning Articles with contributions from Alpha
April 5, 2019 CNBC by Alicia Adamczyk Financial experts have long considered Roth IRAs ideal investment vehicles for young workers. And with tax rates as low as they’re likely to be for the foreseeable future thanks to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, there has never been a better time to contribute to one, experts agree. Especially because it is almost …
February 8, 2019 InvestmentNews by Marc Schoeff Jr. Financial advisers bear bad news related to the state and local tax deduction that could surprise clients Financial advisers and accountants for people who live in high-tax states will be delivering a difficult message over the next few weeks: You’ll pay more in taxes. The reason for the increase is a …
October 4, 2018 Wharton Business Radio Hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O’Meara are joined by Ann Gugle (Principal, Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC) on the Thursday, October 4, 2018 edition of In the Workplace. In the Workplace: October 4, 2018
October 3, 2018 Kiplinger’s Personal Finance by Anne Kates Smith Successful savers have prospered by living below their means. Frugality often becomes a preference—sometimes to an excessive degree. It’s no secret that many Americans have not saved enough for retirement. But here’s the flip side of the coin: retirees who don’t spend enough of their savings. A recent study by …
July 26, 2017 Wall Street Journal by Jason Zweig, Anne Tergesen, and Andrea Fuller Ann Gugle of Alpha Financial Advisors contributed to this article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal. To read the entire article, please go to: https://www.wsj.com/articles/talk-is-cheap-automation-takes-aim-at-financial-advisersand-their-fees-1501099600
December 15, 2014 Wall Street Journal by Daisy Maxey How Investors Can Prepare for Increased Volatility and Tax Issues Stocks have enjoyed an unprecedented rally since the end of recession in 2009, but many investors are bracing for an interest-rate hike that could shake U.S. stock and bond markets in 2015. Global turmoil, meanwhile, looks set to continue in the …
March 9, 2018 InvestmentNews by Jeff Benjamin Most tax professionals will acknowledge that the eight weeks leading up to April 15 is the most exhausting time of year. But some financial advisers are still willing to jump into the grind of tax season because it represents a near-certain gateway to a sturdier and more diversified planning business. “I refer to this time …
March 4, 2016 The New York Times by Tara Siegel Bernard This tax season was the first in which Charlie Clark, 64, filed his return with his newly attained status: retiree. Mr. Clark almost always prepared his family’s tax return, but when he ran the numbers through TurboTax last month, he was pleasantly surprised. “This year, holy cow, we were …
March 5, 2018 Crescent-News by Janet Kidd-Stewart Tribune News Service (TNS) Airline workers have the best 401(k) retirement plans, a new study claims, but that’s little comfort to Capt. Mike Burr, a 60-year-old American Airlines pilot still on the job after years of contract concessions, pay cuts, a pension freeze and a 2011 bankruptcy filing. Delta, American, United and …
January 26, 2018 NBC News by Ben Popken Homeowners in areas with high state and local property taxes are hopping mad after the new federal tax bill passed — and now Democratic governors in some of those states are fighting back. New Jersey and Connecticut joined New York in suing the federal government over the new GOP-led tax overhaul plan …
