Start Getting Ready for Retirement Now
I know what you’re thinking, because it was the same thing I was thinking when the option of putting my hard earned cash into a 401(k) or IRA was first [...]
View ArticleBecome the Champion of Free – Steps to Financial Freedom – Step 1
When participants enter TaxACT’s Feel the Free Fridays Sweepstakes, in full force, we’ve asked them “What does free feel like to you?” From skydiving to vacations, milestones and childhood...
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Self-Employed? Check Out These Retirement Plans
Being self-employed has its advantages. You don’t have a boss to tell you how many vacation days to take, or what retirement plans you have to choose from. On the other hand, you don’t have a boss to...
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4 Ways to Lower Your Taxes Before the New Year
It’s easy to only think of taxes during tax season. However, anyone who is financially savvy knows making changes throughout the year can give you the best chance to make a difference in your tax...
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New Affordable Care Act tax scam: what you need to know
Every year scam artists devise new schemes to defraud millions of people. In recent years, it seems one of the most popular systems to target is the IRS. Unfortunately, fraudsters are at it once...
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6 Ways to Maximize Your 401(k) or IRA Plan Contributions
One of the best money moves you can make this year is maximizing contributions to your deductible or nondeductible retirement plan. Whether you’ve contributed all year or have yet to start, here are a...
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4 Reasons You Should Consider an IRA
Contributing to an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) is an excellent way to grow your financial wealth over time. In fact, if you don’t have one, you may be missing out. Here are four reasons...
View ArticleTake Control of Your Financial Future with BluPrint
When it comes to your money, there’s no better feeling than knowing you have a plan for how to use it. But when it comes to putting a plan together, it’s hard to know where to start. What part of your...
View ArticleHow to Calculate My Net Worth
Net worth is a technical term for performing a simple calculation: (Assets) – (Liabilities) = net worth. Assets refer to everything from your cash in savings and checking accounts to equity in your...
View Article5 Strategies for Building Your Wealth While Living Your Life
It’s so easy to put off building your wealth by using the excuse “I just don’t make enough.” It feels like each month is a balancing act of paying your bills and trying to live a life – so it’s just...
View ArticleHow to Make Your First $1 Million
Big money goals are intimidating, but that shouldn’t stop you from setting a high bar for your long-term financial health. With a lot of grit and proper planning, you can achieve a seven-digit net...
View ArticleReduce Your Taxable Income With a 401(k)
With tax season coming soon, you may wonder how you can reduce your taxable income. One smart place to start looking is your 401(k) plan. The 401(k) plan was passed by Congress in 1986 to help...
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Coping with the Cost of Care: Often-Overlooked Tax Deductions and Tips for...
As you get older, you may find you face more and more medical bills. No matter how great your insurance coverage is or if you are on Medicare, the out-of-pocket costs due to medical needs can add up....
View ArticleHow Retirement Contributions Impact Your Tax Bill
We all know how important it is to save for retirement. If you’ve started contributing to a retirement plan, at work or on your own, the next thing you’ll want to know is how to deal with it on your...
View Article5 Mistakes that Sabotage Your Long-Term Wealth
We all slip up when it comes to handling money. But sometimes small infractions we think are no big deal, end up becoming mistakes that sabotage our long-term wealth. Be careful not to make these five...
View ArticleCash Out Your 401(k) to Pay Off Your Credit Card Debt?
High-interest rate credit card debt often feels like a never-ending hamster wheel of payments. Month-after-month, the money put toward the debt barely seems to make a dent in the principal balance....
View ArticleHow to Build a Retirement Plan
One of the best financial moves you can make is to open a retirement plan and consistently contribute to it. Getting an early start means decades of compound interest working in your favor as a result...
View ArticleWays to Save for Retirement on Minimal Income
When bills and other short-term financial goals dominate your budget, retirement contributions tend to fall by the wayside. How can you possibly focus on retirement when you have all of these other...
View ArticleThe Tax Benefits of Contributing to an IRA
I-R-A. Who knew 3 letters could be so daunting, yet yield so many benefits for our financial lives. IRA stands for Individual Retirement Account. And if you’re like most people, you likely think it...
View ArticleFree TaxAct Tool Helps Boost Tax Refunds — Savings that Could Build a...
Cedar Rapids, Iowa — Feb. 18, 2020 — TaxAct is giving customers free access to a proprietary tax-analyzer that suggests how to get bigger refunds while adding to their retirement savings. The software...
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