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Hugh F. Wynn
Oct 8, 20204 min read
Pandemic Interest Rates: How Low Can They Go?
The Federal Reserve seems to be signaling that short-term interest rates will remain a fact of life for, perhaps, years to come. Wise?
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Hugh F. Wynn
Aug 13, 20204 min read
What To Do When Your Rainy Day Fund Runs Dry
Millions of out-of-work Americans are currently struggling to pay their bills, whether it be day-to-day expenses or an emergency?
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 30, 20204 min read
To Contribute or Not? That Is the 401(k) Question
I frequently encourage folks to optimize their 401(k) match opportunities. And I believe it’s incredibly good advice
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 23, 20204 min read
How to Optimize Retirement Spending During COVID-19
The enduring COVID-19 pandemic has retirees (or those nearing retirement) taking a second look at their “buckets of funds” – sources of cash
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 9, 20203 min read
IRS UPDATE: You Can Refund Your RMD if You Want To
Everytime you blink our government is changing a rule or guideline in order to ease the financial burden on Americans during the pandemic.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 2, 20202 min read
Investors Have Been Brave During this Pandemic
That pesky COVID-19 virus has caused many folks, young and old, to take a second look at their investment plans.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jun 25, 20205 min read
When, Why and How to Rebalance Your Portfolio
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded investors of the value of rebalancing portfolios.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jun 18, 20204 min read
Investing - like life - does not have to be complicated.
Bogle’s principles are the foundation for and embedded in my own PDQ Principles of Investing… Patience, Diversification and Quality.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jun 4, 20206 min read
Healthcare FSAs vs. Health Savings Accounts. What's the Diff?
Unlike a healthcare FSA, money contributed to an HSA can be invested much like contributions to a 401(k) or an IRA.
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Hugh F. Wynn
May 7, 20204 min read
CARES Act Allows Emergency Withdrawals from Retirement Accounts
Provisions of the recent CARES Act makes it easier for retirement plan participants to take early withdrawals and/or loans from those plans
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 30, 20203 min read
Save and Invest...Or I'll Wash Your Mouth Out With Soap!
I don’t believe young people are disinterested in saving and investing.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 2, 20204 min read
Did You Know? You Don't Have to Take RMDs in 2020
Among the important provisions of the Coronavirus-related CARES Act are waivers for Retirees with withdrawals due in 2020
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Hugh F. Wynn
Feb 13, 20202 min read
Who Pays Taxes On Fund Distributions?
Who pays taxes on capital gains of stock sold during a given year by fund managers.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jan 23, 20203 min read
Tools with Rules: Those Fantastic IRAs
it’s important that Millennials and Gen-Zers begin saving (and investing) early in order to optimize The Amazing Power of Compounding.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jan 2, 20204 min read
Financial Fairy Tales Can Come True (But They Need Some Pixie Dust)
The easiest path for a Millennial or Gen-Zer to become financially independent and retire early is to carefully select his/her parents.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Dec 26, 20192 min read
The Great 2019 Christmas Heist: Congressional Grinch Targets IRAs
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act made several changes to retirement account rules.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Oct 31, 20193 min read
Start Saving in Your 20s and Retire a Millionaire
Start Saving in Your 20s and Retire a Millionaire
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Hugh F. Wynn
Oct 3, 20195 min read
"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Roaring 20-Somethings
Unfortunately, because credit is plentiful most 20-somethings save very little by age 30.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Sep 26, 20193 min read
The Scary Facts of Retirement Saving
The median retirement savings for most Americans in the decade preceding retirement (age 55-64), wallows in the neighborhood of $100,000.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 26, 20194 min read
A Tottering Stool
The Three-Legged Stool – a financial phrase that describes the most common sources of retirement income for many individual investors
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