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The Power of IRAs

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According to the Investment Company Institute, there are 46 Million US households with IRAs. What is remarkable is the difference in those households that have an IRA, and those that do not. Assets of an IRA household were 8 times larger than those households that did not have an IRA. Eight times! While the IRA […]

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What will happen to the tax rate once the Bush tax cuts expire?

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Regardless of your political opinions, Congress agreeing to keep taxes low while we are experiencing the highest deficit in our nation’s history may be unsustainable. As the House and Senate pass versions of bills that neither will sustain, the taxpayer is left more confused than ever. If you have already put funds into a traditional […]

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Mitt Romney and the Mystery Behind His IRA

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During Romney’s time at Bain Capital LLC, the company used a SEP-IRA that had a maximum contribution limit of about $30,000 per year. Assuming Romney maxed out these tax-deferred contributions, he would have invested approximately $450,000 in his individual retirement account during his tenure at Bain. BUT, he may have up to 227 times that […]

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Diversify!

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Diversification is a strategy that should be deployed by anyone who cannot accurately predict the future – which is just about everyone. While the stock market provides an ability to spread investment risks over geography, company size, market sectors, and other categories, the fact remains that public exchanges cannot provide full diversification. You cannot own […]

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Finding Opportunity in Private Placements

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A hush sweeps over the ballroom of a four star Orlando Resort as a well-dressed CEO and CFO stride to the stage. They now have exactly 20 minutes to convince a sea of well-heeled investors and venture capitalists that their new business venture has a compelling market advantage, will enjoy meteoric growth, and one day, […]

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Self-Directed IRAs

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Last week, the Romney team visited the Villages, a sprawling community of over 100,000 residents over the age of 55, only about an hour from the NuView headquarters in Orlando. What does this group have in common? And why do politicians consider this a critical stop to deliver their stump speech? These residents have an […]

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