by Plum Street Advisors | May 29, 2020 | Articles & White Papers
Legislative Updates to Charitable Giving May 29, 2020 This post is a continuation of our series on recent legislative changes, with an update on charitable giving. There were important changes made to the tax rules on charitable gifts both in the 2017 Tax Cuts and...
by Plum Street Advisors | May 20, 2020 | Articles & White Papers
Recent Changes to RMDs May 20, 2020 This post is intended to summarize some recent legislative changes that that will impact anyone taking Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from their IRA or 401k: RMDs from IRAs have been suspended for 2020. If you haven’t taken...
by Jamie Osborn | May 12, 2020 | Articles & White Papers
Market Recovery vs. the Headlines May 12, 2020 Current headlines are announcing that the economic situation is worsening by the day (Monday, May 11th example on CNN: “The Economy is Plummeting”). On Friday, the April jobs report indicated that the coronavirus...
by Jamie Osborn | Mar 27, 2020 | Articles & White Papers
Recovery Periods Following Major Market Declines March 27, 2020 Long-term investors always have eventually been rewarded for riding out the bad times, even though every bear market looks and feels a little different. In the chart below, we look at the 21 times since...
by Jamie Osborn | Mar 17, 2020 | Articles & White Papers
Staying Invested During Times of Volatility March 16, 2020 From the peak of the market through the market’s close on Friday March 13th, the S&P 500 has fallen nearly 20%. This week it has continued to decline further. “Social Distancing,” encouraged by health...
by Jamie Osborn | Sep 10, 2018 | Articles & White Papers
When it comes to investing in bonds, most of us have two options – we can buy bond funds or we can buy individual bonds. There are advantages and disadvantages to each approach and investors should evaluate which is right for them. In my experience, however, people...
