RWA’s Expertise: Financial Planning for Lawyers
As a successful attorney, you’ve dedicated yourself to serving the best interests of your clients. While you are an expert in your field, your time is limited and it’s natural for you, like most lawyers, to have far less expertise when it comes to managing your personal finances. That’s where an experienced wealth management team…
The Roth IRA Path to Millions
Happy National Teach Children to Save Day! With summer job season fast approaching for high school and college students, now is an excellent time to teach your youngest loved ones a life lesson about the benefits of putting money aside in a Roth IRA. While the notion of retirement seems unfathomable to anyone under forty,…
RWA’s Expertise: Financial Planning for Doctors
As a medical professional, you dedicate your time and knowledge to care for the health and well-being of your patients. While you are an expert in your field, it’s not uncommon for busy physicians like you to not have the same level of expertise when it comes to managing your personal finances in pursuit of…
4 Ways to Maximize Your Equity Compensation
Stock options have become a larger part of our clients’ overall compensation in recent years—but how employers structure their offering varies widely and maximizing the benefit can be tricky. We’ve touched on the basics of employment-based stock options in the past. There are several different types of options, including Incentive Stock Options (ISOs), Non-Qualified Stock Options…
HSA Spells Tax-Free Investing
It might seem like the holy grail every investor is looking for: A way to shelter a portion of your income for spending later in life—without having to pay taxes on it, unlike with an IRA. What’s the vehicle that can make this a reality? A health savings account (HSA). If you qualify, HSAs are worth…
Estate-Planning Checklist: Must-Haves
Drawing upon RWA Wealth Partners’ decades of experience, our comprehensive estate and legacy planning checklist includes a glossary of key terms and identifies five critical estate planning must-haves. Once completed, your final wishes will be honored and your family will be unburdened, with appropriate time to grieve instead of picking up the pieces you…
Advanced Trusts: 4 Ways to Protect Your Estate
Traditionally, when we talk about estate planning tools, we focus on revocable trusts—an incredibly important and versatile wealth management tool. But that’s not the end of the story. In some cases, an irrevocable trust may be more appropriate for your needs. Today, we look at four types that can come in handy. Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT). An ILIT is…