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Q&A – Funding & Replenishing the 10-year bucket

Q&A – Funding & Replenishing the 10-year bucket Question Hi Stephen, I set up the 10-year conservative bucket, as you instructed.  It represents 10-years of investment income.  I love the idea!  I just had some questions:  When do I draw income from the conservative bucket, and do I need to replenish the conservative bucket as some point?  If yes,

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Do you need a trust? Live webinar

Do you need a Trust? – New Live Webinar

Do you need a Trust? – New Live Webinar A trust costs a few thousand dollars. And it seems everyone is doing it. Why? Should you, too? In this webinar you will learn: • The benefits of a trust • The benefits people assume a trust provides, but doesn’t • Whether a trust will solve

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federal benefits question and answer?

New Webinar – Financial Questions & Answers with Stephen Zelcer

New Webinar – Financial Questions & Answers with Stephen Zelcer If there’s one thing Covid-19 has done to us all, it has changed our natural mode of operation and introduced a new dynamic into our lives. As such, things that we previously did without thinking are now being reevaluated. That can actually be a good

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is the fsa better than the hsa?

Q&A: Is the FSA better than the HSA?

Q&A: Is the FSA better than the HSA? Question My wife and I are expecting a baby in June.  You made clear that an FSA is the better choice for someone who is anticipating a year filled with high medical expenses… but I didn’t understand exactly why.  Would you mind elaborating very briefly why the

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Financial Planning for Federal Employee

A fiduciary advisor Specializing in Retirement Planning & Federal Benefits Request a Meeting A fiduciary advisor Specializing in Retirement Planning & Federal Benefits Request a Meeting DO YOU VIEW MONEY AS A GOAL OR A MEANS? Your goals say a lot about you. They reflect your value system and your personal philosophies on life, family,

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4 investment steps I wish I had known when I was younger

4 Financial Steps I wish I had taken sooner

Financial Moves to make in your 20s or 30s. Hey everybody Stephen Zelcer here.  “I was thinking to myself, what are the financial steps that I wish I’d started sooner. Steps that, had I taken them years ago, they really would have helped me solidify my financial grounding right now. And I thought about it

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