Reading Time: 3 minutesMarkets are volatile, inflation hasn’t gone away, and geopolitical instability is still a “thing.” Is there a safe asset where you can park your money? Let’s talk about Treasury Bills whose appeal seems to have risen like the phoenix from the ashes lately. We’ll talk about: Before we get into the blog, we are financial […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis month we seem to be getting a great deal of questions about giving to charity in a down market, and we’ve answered them in the newsletter below. If you have questions for next month, please send us a note! Should you change your gifting when the stock market is down? This is a matter
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Reading Time: 4 minutesAs a private practice psychiatrist, you wear many hats: you’re a physician, a counselor, a business owner, and a person who goes home and goes to sleep at night. However, there is little attention paid to the concept of what saving for retirement looks like for a psychiatrist, which is the subject of this article.
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Reading Time: 5 minutesMerck, headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey, is a popular employer for many residents of the Garden State. As part of our blog series on retirement in New Jersey, we’re going to talk about some of the Merck employee benefits you can use to save for retirement. In this article we’ll discuss the Merck 401(k) plan,
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere are the most common questions we were asked last month. If you’d like us to answer your questions in next month’s newsletter, please send them on! Many are concerned about market volatility during the midterm elections. It’s pretty common for the market to dip leading up to any election, and historically we tend to
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Reading Time: 6 minutesNew Jersey is home to some of America’s greatest pharmaceutical companies, namely Johnson & Johnson which has its headquarters in New Brunswick. In this blog we’ll talk about the Johnson & Johnson 401(k) plan, providing you with valuable information about the Johnson & Johnson retirement benefits such as the savings plan and 401(k) match. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pselivWYSzI
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere are our responses to questions we got last month. Please send me your questions if you’d like us to answer them in the next newsletter! Inflation Reduction Act – Passed by the Senate in July, this Act will 1) lower the cost of expensive drugs for those on Medicare by allowing their prices to be negotiated
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Reading Time: 5 minutesIf you are a resident of the Garden State, it’s easy to feel compelled to complain about New Jersey property taxes. Never fear! In this blog we’re going to cover all the basics – what the tax rates are for people who own property in NJ, how they vary by county, a little bit of
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Reading Time: 3 minutesLast month the Fed announced a rate hike of 75 basis points, or 0.75%, the fourth raise this year, in an effort to curtail inflation. The Federal Funds rate now stands at 2.25 to 2.5%. While there was no noticeable market impact, it’s important to understand the trickle-down effect this may have on other rates
Reading Time: 2 minutesGiven the run up, there are many concerns about inflation’s impact on Social Security and retirement. Here are three main points to keep in mind. #1 One question we are getting a lot is, “Does Social Security increase with inflation?” We’ve written this article explaining in full detail; here’s the synopsis. Every year around October, the Social
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