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October 2023 Blog Newsletter

October Captain’s Log NOW Is The Time To Share Anchor Wealth Management With Friends And Family! Read the headlines. United Auto Workers strike, nurses strike in Joliet, IL at Ascension St. Joseph Hospital, student loan payments restarted on October 1st, 30-year mortgage rates are almost 8%, and finally the political theater that is Congress. I…

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Spooked about Planning for Retirement in 2024? Here are 5 Steps to Take Today

Retirement can be an exciting yet daunting prospect. It’s a time to reap the rewards of your hard work and enjoy life to the fullest. However, the thought of retirement can also be intimidating, especially if you feel unprepared. If you’re planning to retire in 2024, there’s no need to be spooked. By taking proactive…

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2nd Quarter 2023 Newsletter

SECURE 2.0 Brings A Little Confusion And A Lot of Opportunity In the twilight of 2022, while you were doing some last-second Christmas shopping and loosely starting to form your New Year’s resolutions, Congress passed the largest piece of retirement legislation since 2006. The Secure Act 2.0 brought about 92 separate provisions that each affect…

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What To Do With Your 401(k) Once You Retire

When we talk about retirement, it exists in one of two contexts; either we are planning for retirement or we are enjoying retirement. The context we don’t talk about—and the reason a financial planner can be helpful—is the actual act of retirement. There is a window, ideally at least six months prior to your retirement…

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Can your 401(k) affect your Social Security?

Here’s the truth about retirement planning; it used to be a whole lot easier. There used to be a lot less planning involved. Life generally looked like this: work for 40 years at the same job, hang it up at age 65 and spend the remainder of your days collecting from the combination of your…

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