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Highlights of Recent Webinars: First Quarter 2024

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Every quarter, I like to review and summarize my notes from webinars I attended during the last three months. All other tax-deferred plans, like 401(k)s and the thrift savings plan (TSP), must have RMDs calculated separately. When you do a Roth conversion, you are front-loading taxes to avoid taxes at higher rates later.

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Useful Information “Nuggets” From 2023 Webinars

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Every few months, I review my personal learning journal and summarize notes taken from various webinars. Below are 12 nuggets of information that I gleaned from 2023 webinars: Getting Going- Some people procrastinate on saving for financial goals because goals seem too big and intimidating. 401(k), 403(b), 457b, and TSP).

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Useful Information from Recent Webinars- Part 3

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During the past two months, I summarized information from various recent webinars that might be useful to others. The converted amount, plus any pro-rated earnings for the short time money is in the traditional IRA, are taxed at ordinary income tax rates. Financial knowledge is power.

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Individual Retirement Accounts: What You Need to Know

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The 2023 income tax filing deadline is only days away (April 15, 2024 in most of the U.S.). It will be a busy weekend for many taxpayers and tax preparers who are filing tax returns or tax filing extensions. money that has been taxed) and can be withdrawn at any time for any reason tax-free and penalty-free.

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Basics of Tax-Efficient Investing

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This phrase was designed to encourage investors to buy tax-free municipal bonds that provide a higher after-tax return than higher-yielding taxable bonds. In a more general way, the advertisement was also promoting the concept of tax-efficient investing. no tax for New Jersey residents on a New Jersey-issued bond).

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Tax Planning Tools and Techniques

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With 2022 income tax season well underway and almost three months already passed in 2023, now is an appropriate time to review some evergreen tax planning tools and techniques. A larger standard deduction means that taxpayers can shelter more income from income taxes. an elective surgery) that exceed 7.5%

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Ten Tax Planning Tips for 2022

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Now that 2021 income tax season has been over for a month and the dust has settled, it is time to start some serious tax planning for 2022. Planning now provides seven months to take action and/or implement changes to avoid a stressful “tax scramble” at the end of the year. 401(k), 403(b), and traditional IRA). .

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