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May 15, 2025

IRS Limits on Retirement Plan Benefits
If you sponsor a 401(k) plan, here is a helpful guide that includes 2025 contribution and compensation limits, including the new special catch-up contribution.
May 05, 2025

7 of the Smartest Ways to Pay for College
The rising cost of college can feel overwhelming, but smarter ways to fund your education are just a click away.
Explore these 7 strategies to help make funding your education easier and more manageable.
Read more: https://www.janney.com/wealth-management/education/all-education/detail/education/2024/11/25/the-7-smartest-ways-to-pay-for-college
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Retirement Planning Consideration for Employees of Publicly Traded Companies
Most employers that are publicly traded companies offer employees the ability to buy company stock within their retirement plan. If this happens to be an option within your company 401(k) and you decide to take advantage of it, beware of your distribution options when you decide to retire. Many soon to be retirees make the mistake of rolling over the entire balance of their 401(k) into an IRA before fully understanding the options available to them. This is often done out of ignorance for the rules or lack of working with a qualified financial planner, and the consequences can be costly.

Tax Diversification Matters
The creation and preservation of wealth go hand in hand with reducing ones tax burden. However, avoiding current taxation in hopes of being in a lower tax bracket in retirement may not work out as many expect. The top federal income tax bracket in 2019 is only 37%. You may believe 37% is not low, but it has been much higher in years past. According to the Bradford Tax Institute, the top federal income tax rate was above 60% from 1932 all the way to 1981. Why worry now? The primary driver of future tax increases will be the escalating federal debt, and that figure is ever increasing due to a mismatch in government spending versus revenues.

May Investment Perspectives
Factors that matter when defining a recession, bond market volatility, and earnings reports vs. the first 100 days.