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The Transition into Retirement
The transition into retirement is when you are changing from your full-time working years to your retirement years. If retirement is approaching, you may have to make numerous decisions.
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IMG Q1 2021 Investor Letter
From everyone here at IMG we hope you enjoyed your Holiday season and your New Year is off to a great start. While many individuals and businesses struggled in 2020, we remain optimistic 2021 will bring promise to an improved future.
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Setting Financial and Investment Goals
Setting goals is a very important part of life in general and in financial planning in particular. Before you actually invest your money, you should spend some time considering and setting your personal financial goals.
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Monthly Market Watch - December 2020
The month and year ended on a positive note, with the S&P and Dow closing 2020 at record levels while the NASDAQ was up ~44% for the year.
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What Will You Pay for Medicare in 2021?
Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts change annually. Here's a look at some of the costs that will apply in 2021 if you're enrolled in Original Medicare Part A and Part B.
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Year-End Charitable Giving
With the holiday season upon us and the end of the year approaching, we pause to give thanks for our blessings and the people in our lives. It is also a time when charitable giving often comes to mind.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – December 18, 2020
Vaccine optimism remains elevated ahead of another expected emergency use authorization for the Moderna candidate.
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Determining the Value of Your Business
The basic concept of valuation is to determine a justifiable dollar value or price for a total or partial interest in your closely held business. Because valuing a business is so important, you should be very careful when selecting an appraiser.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – December 11, 2020
This week, broader markets continued their march higher with investors focused on a return to stronger economic growth and healthier corporate earnings in the year ahead.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – December 4, 2020
November marked a historic month in the stock market - the S&P 500 year to date through November 30th was up 14.02%, November alone rose 10.95%.
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2020 Tax Savings Strategies
As 2020 comes to an end and the presidential election is behind us, we are still left with the uncertainty of how the Senate will be controlled due to the two run-off elections in Georgia in early January 2021.
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Monthly Market Watch - November 2020
November saw a post-U.S. election rally alongside remarkable results from the first Phase 3 trials from vaccine candidates driving equities to new highs globally.
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Annuities and Retirement Planning
You may have heard that IRAs and employer-sponsored plans (e.g., 401(k)s) are the best ways to invest for retirement. That's true for many people, but what if you've maxed out your contributions to those accounts and want to save more?
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – November 20, 2020
This week Covid-19 cases are rising across the country and fears of more shutdowns loom, but positive vaccine news was released from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech fueling optimism.
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Transferring Your Family Business
As a business owner, you're going to have to decide when will be the right time to step out of the family business and how you'll do it.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – November 13, 2020
As we learned over last weekend, former Vice President Joe Biden is projected to be the 46th President of the United States.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – November 6, 2020
What a week it has been. We noted in last week’s email that we expected the road to the next President was going to be a wild ride and it certainly has been!
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Monthly Market Watch - October 2020
As the race continues across the globe to produce a COVID-19 vaccine, stocks closed lower for a consecutive second month.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – October 30, 2020
The final countdown to the election has begun and we are prepared to see a wild ride until and possibly beyond the November 3rd date!
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Webinar: Q3 Market Updates & Election Watch
Watch this webinar to learn about Q3 Market Updates & Election Watch.
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The New Estate Tax Rules and Your Estate Plan
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the 2010 Tax Act) included new gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax provisions.
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Conducting a Periodic Review of Your Estate Plan
With your estate plan successfully implemented, one final but critical step remains: carrying out a periodic review and update.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – October 16, 2020
Negotiations on another round of fiscal stimulus to support the economy remain stalled.
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IMG Q4 2020 Investor Letter
Recently, in our weekly The Markets and the Economy series we’ve been reflecting on the concept of uncertainty and preparing for an uncertain future.
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Monthly Market Watch - September 2020
Markets gave back last month’s gains and closed lower in September as mega cap technology stocks struggled and a renewed global uptick in COVID-19 cases created concerns despite vaccine trials progressing.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – October 2, 2020
There is no shortage of news on the impact the coronavirus has had on the markets and the economy, the health of our people and more.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – September 25, 2020
Uncertainty is a state of being that is not new to us. We all have experienced it in some way shape or form whether personally, or from a distance.
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Loan Rescue to the Rescue
Cash accumulation in a life insurance policy is valuable and tax advantaged. Loans on those cash values are actually a great way of utilizing the funds.
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Presidential Candidate’s Tax Policy Review
With the presidential election looming, we took a closer look at how the current and proposed tax laws from President Trump compare to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s proposals.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – September 18, 2020
It has been just over six months since “stay-at-home” orders shut down the economy in an effort to contain the spread of Covid-19.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – September 11, 2020
There is no question the coronavirus pandemic resulted in a severe global economic contraction.
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Monthly Market Watch - August 2020
Stocks rebounded despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic due to the central bank liquidity tailwind, massive fiscal stimulus, vaccine optimism, and positive economic readings.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – September 4, 2020
Americans started to re-enter the housing market with US home builders starting construction on homes at a higher rate from the prior month.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – August 28, 2020
The Federal Reserve announced Thursday a significant policy shift, confirming it is willing to have inflation run above its goal of 2% “for some time”.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – August 21, 2020
Covid-19 has brought upon significant economic damage, unemployment rates never seen in history, and a rising US budget deficit, but the stock market is beating all odds.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – August 14, 2020
The unemployment rate and the state of the coronavirus are closely linked, with one effecting the other.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – August 7, 2020
Earnings continue to be reported (roughly 75% of S&P 500 thus far) with US companies beating expectations.
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Monthly Market Watch - July 2020
As the world continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. domestic markets closed higher in the month of July.
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IMG Quarterly Investor Letter – Q3 - 2020
Q2 surprised us all by rebounding to historic highs, almost washing away any setbacks we endured during the first quarter.
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Monthly Market Watch - June 2020
The S&P 500 Index rose +1.99% on a total return basis in the month of June.
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Webinar: COVID-19 Impact to Retirement Portfolios
Watch this webinar to learn about the impact COVID-19 has had on retirement portfolios.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – July 2, 2020
The market posted solid gains this week with Nasdaq experiencing its best quarter since Q2 2001.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – June 26, 2020
The health of our country and the health of our economy are inextricably co-dependent and in the forefront.
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RMDs: To Waive or Not to Waive…That is the Question
Learn more about required minimum distribution options available to you in light of changes from the CARES Act.
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Planning is About Living
Lessons the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us. Helpful information about developing a plan for protection later in life.
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Comparing Long-Term Care Insurance Policies
Comparing LTCI policies is a lot easier when you know what to look for.
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Determining the Need for Long-Term Care Insurance – How Much is Enough?
When considering the purchase of LTCI, you'll need to pay particular attention to the benefit amount and to the benefit period.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – June 19, 2020
Positive week and month for the S&P 500, but it is down for the year after last week’s selloff.
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The Markets & the Economy: What We’re Watching – June 12, 2020
As our economy started to reopen, some states have experienced an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
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Monthly Market Watch - May 2020
U.S. domestic markets extended their rebound into May.
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Introduction to Estate Planning
Estate planning is a method for determining how to distribute your property during your life and at your death.
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Update: Coronavirus and The Markets - What We’re Watching – May 22, 2020
Stocks were volatile this week and opened a bit lower today amid fears of rising US-China tensions.
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Watch Out for Coronavirus Scams
Fraudsters and scam artists are always looking for new ways to prey on consumers.
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Key Estate Planning Documents You Need
There are five estate planning documents you may need, regardless of your age, health, or wealth.
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Asset Protection in Estate Planning
You're beginning to accumulate substantial wealth, but you worry about protecting it from future potential creditors.
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Handling Market Volatility
Though there’s no foolproof way to handle the ups and downs of the stock market, the following common sense tips can help.
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There’s Still Time to Contribute to an IRA for 2019
Even though tax filing season is well under way, there’s still time to make a regular IRA contribution for 2019.
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Update: Coronavirus and The Markets - What We’re Watching – May 15, 2020
Everyone is itching to get back to some semblance of normalcy after a few months of quarantined life.
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Update: Coronavirus and The Markets - What We’re Watching – May 8, 2020
The groundhog-like days may be coming to an end for some of us as we start to see progress in the data.
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Monthly Market Watch - April 2020
U.S. domestic markets finished sharply higher in April, largely erasing March declines.
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Update: Coronavirus and The Markets - What We’re Watching – April 24, 2020
Two leading topics this week were the market’s reaction to the oil war and establishing steps to reopen the economy.
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Update: Coronavirus and The Markets - What We’re Watching – April 17, 2020
Are the peaks behind us? Are we really starting to see a flattening of the curve?
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CARES Act Provides Relief to Individuals and Businesses
On Friday, March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law.
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IMG Quarterly Investor Letter – Q2 - 2020
A look back on our markets and economy over the first quarter of 2020.
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ESTATE PLANNING: Five tips to help create an effective estate plan
Spending time up front in the planning process will help you identify key areas or gaps in your current estate plan.
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FINANCIAL PLANNING: What you might not know about Social Security and working past age 65
The Full Retirement Age or “normal retirement age”, generally refers to the age you must reach to be eligible to receive full benefits from Social Security.
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Business Life Cycles and Business Planning
It is important that you properly identify the life cycle stage of your business so that you can plan appropriately and establish realistic goals for the future.
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Self-Employment
Whether you're running your own business or working as an independent contractor, you'll soon realize that working for yourself isn't just another job, it's a way of life.
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Charitable Giving
A gift to charity is simply a gratuitous transfer of property to a charitable organization.
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Private Family Foundations
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Monthly Market Watch - December 2020