Asset Location - Why are My Accounts Performing Differently? [video]

Asset Location - Why are My Accounts Performing Differently? [video]

Once you start having different types of accounts, we need to be aware of the tax piece and this concept called asset location. There's different types of accounts that we can use to hold and invest our money. Each of those types of accounts have different tax characteristics, and we can use those differences to our advantage.

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Don't understand your annuity? This video will help. [video]

Don't understand your annuity? This video will help. [video]

I don’t sell annuities. I don’t recommend them for the vast majority of my clients although there can be cases where it makes sense.

That being said, I have reviewed a lot of annuities over the years. Most people don’t understand what they have and how to begin evaluating them.

This video will help.

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Ask Linda: Gifting Stock to my Child

Ask Linda: Gifting Stock to my Child

I want to gift some of the concentrated stock in my brokerage account to my adult child. I am tired of managing the stock and feeling like I need to stay on top of the earnings reports, news, etc. I would rather gift it to him and have the rest of my portfolio in low-cost, diversified positions. The stock has a very low basis and will incur a large amount of long-term capital gains upon selling. What are your thoughts?

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