Prefer to listen rather than read? Pair this post with Deliberate Money Moves Podcast: Only Own Life Insurance to Replace Income for Those Dependent on You. Life insurance is used to pay for things you would pay for yourself if you were alive to do it. Therefore, we only want to buy insurance to replace actual […]
Prefer to listen rather than read? Pair this post with Deliberate Money Moves Podcast: Understand Your Homeowners Insurance Coverage. All homeowners insurance coverage is not the same. The popular carriers, you know the ones with the great ads on tv and the prominent office space in town, all those guys compete based on price. They […]
Prefer to listen rather than read? Pair this post with Deliberate Money Moves Podcast: Get Liability Protection on Your Entire Net Worth. Liability protection covers you in case of lawsuit. We live in a lawsuit-happy country. Anyone can sue anyone for anything. It is up to the defendant to put forward the case that they did […]
Prefer to listen rather than read? Pair this post with Deliberate Money Moves Podcast: Get All of Your Property and Casualty insurance from One Carrier. I know what you’re thinking. Property and Casualty Insurance is boring! Well, sure, if it’s done right it’s supposed to be boring. Think about a time where you might have […]
Prefer to listen rather than read? Pair this post with Deliberate Money Moves Podcast: Plan to Leave Highly Appreciated Assets to Your Heirs. Today we are talking about legacy gifting. You may think you are too young to think about this, but I think you’re never too young to begin structuring your investments for the […]
Prefer to listen rather than read? Pair this post with Deliberate Money Moves Podcast: Consider Taxes When Making Withdrawals. Actually Using Your Savings I know that might sound odd as we tend to save throughout our working life and even sometimes well into our retirement years. But there will be times you need to withdraw […]
I’m guessing that you don’t love to do your own taxes, but even if you do that’s no reason to take the risk that comes with preparing your own taxes. I’ve seen some very smart people who make a lot of money cost themselves literally tens of thousands of dollars because they were trying to […]
This tip is not for everyone, but if you are happy using a high deductible health plan, then you have access to a Health Savings Account or HSA. Further, if you have excess savings and you have cash piling up in your savings account, you should be using this accumulation strategy with your HSA. Maximize […]
A 1031 exchange allows you to exchange a piece of real estate for another piece of real estate without paying capital gains taxes. Consider a 1031 exchange ONLY when continuing to hold property in your portfolio makes the most sense BEFORE considering taxes. The people who actively switch among rental properties will use 1031 exchanges […]
We don’t usually think of managing gifts for tax purposes, but as you begin thinking about how you want to share your wealth it becomes very important. There are two types of gifts I’m thinking about here, charity and the gifts to your heirs. Charitable Gifts When you give to a qualified charity, you can […]