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CommonSense InvestSense- Is Your 401(k) Plan Truly Acting in the Best Interests of the Plan Participants?: Evaluating Your 401(k) Plan with the Active Management Value Ratio and Fiduciary Prudence Forensics
- InvestSense 101: Assets Under Management…or Mismanagement? – Separating Fact From Fiction
- Battle of the Best Interests: Why the Financial Services Industry Opposes a True Fiduciary Standard and Genuine Investor Protection
- 1+1=34: A Step-by-Step Guide to Wealth Management and Preservation Using the Active Management Value Ratio
- At What Cost?: Annuities, Cryptocurrency, and 401(k) Plans
- “CommonSense InvestSense”- Simplifying Prudent Investing with the Active Management Value Ratio™
- “At What Cost” – Annuities and Cryptocurrency vs. Wealth Preservation and Investor Protection
- “The Lie of the Pie” – Mutual Fund Marketing “Trickeration”
- Upon Further Review-Rethinking the Investment Decision-Making Process
- The Active Management Value Ratio™ 3.0: Maximizing Cost-Efficiency to Improve Investment Returns and Wealth Preservation
Category Archives: Retirement Distribution Planning
Non-spousal Inherited IRA Traps
When people ask me what I do for living, I tell them that I am a wealth preservation counsel. Then they usually say, “oh, you are an estate planner.” No, a wealth preservation counsel. Wealth preservation is more than just … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Protection, Integrated Estate Planning, Investment Advice, Investment Advisors, Investment Portfolios, IRA, portfolio planning, Retirement Distribution Planning, Retirement Plan Participants, Wealth Distribution, Wealth Management, Wealth Preservation
Tagged asset protection, financial planning, integrated estate planning, investment advice, IRAs, retirement distribution planning, retirement planning, wealth management, wealth preservation
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Wealth Preservation and Those Pesky 401(k)/403(b)/IRA Beneficiary Forms
Everybody hates paperwork. So when employees and investors are asked to fill out all the paperwork associated with 401(k) plans and individual retirement plans (IRAs), most people just enter something without giving it much thought. When I was a compliance … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Protection, Common Sense, ERISA, Investment Advice, Investment Portfolios, Investor Protection, IRA, Life Advice, pension plans, Retirement, Retirement Distribution Planning, Retirement Plan Participants, Retirement Planning, Wealth Distribution, Wealth Management, Wealth Preservation
Tagged 401k, 401k Investing, Advice, asset protection, Fiduciary, financial interests, financial planning, investing, investment advice, investment portfolios, investor protection, IRAs, Pension Planning, Pensions, retirement distribution planning, retirement plan participants, retirement planning, wealth distribution, wealth management, wealth preservation
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Pimento Cheese Sandwiches and Investor Protection
Yesterday I was in North Georgia in connection with a possible case. I took the opportunity to have lunch with a high school classmate who now lives in the area. Both the company and the food were excellent, but both … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Protection, Investment Advice, Investment Advisors, Investment Fraud, Investment Portfolios, Investor Protection, IRA, Portfolio Construction, portfolio planning, Portfolio Planning, Retirement, Retirement Distribution Planning, Retirement Plan Participants, Retirement Planning, Variable Annuities, Variable Annuity Abuse, Wealth Accumulation, Wealth Management, Wealth Preservation
Tagged 401k Investing, abusive practices, investing, investment advice, investment advisors, investment portfolios, investment scams, investor protection, IRAs, Pensions, portfolio construction, retirement plan participants, retirement planning, variable annuities, variable annuity abuse, wealth management, wealth preservation
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Financial Planning vs. Financial Plans
Many financial planners charge $5,000 or more to develop a retirement plan, or a five-year plan, for you and your family. You will receive a nice, thick brochure with numbers in it. Separate each page carefully. You now have a … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Protection, Investment Advice, Investment Advisors, Investment Fraud, Investment Portfolios, Investor Protection, Portfolio Construction, portfolio planning, Portfolio Planning, Retirement, Retirement Distribution Planning, Retirement Planning, Wealth Accumulation, Wealth Management, Wealth Preservation
Tagged 401k, 401k Investing, asset protection, black box investment fraud, financial interests, financial planning, investing, investment advice, investment losses, investment portfolios, investment scams, investor protection, InvestSense, portfolio construction, retirement planning, stockbrokers, wealth management, wealth preservation
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“Humble Arithmetic,” Prudence, and Successful Investing
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. – Aldous Huxley In 2005, John Bogle, of Vanguard fame, spoke at the 60th anniversary conference of the Financial Analysts Journal. Mr. Bogle’s presentation, entitled “The Relentless Rules of Humble … Continue reading
Posted in Investment Portfolios, Portfolio Construction, portfolio planning, Retirement Distribution Planning, Wealth Accumulation, Wealth Management, Wealth Preservation
Tagged Active Management Value Ratio, financial planning, investing, investment portfolios, investments, investor protection, InvestSense, portfolio construction, retirement distribution planning, wealth management, wealth preservation
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Wealth Preservation Saboteurs
“Get what you can and keep what you have; that’s the way to get rich.” Scottish Proverb In a series of earlier posts, I discussed the three planning areas that I believe constitute real wealth management – wealth accumulation, wealth … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Protection, Investment Fraud, Investment Portfolios, Investor Protection, Portfolio Construction, portfolio planning, Portfolio Planning, Retirement, Retirement Distribution Planning, Retirement Plan Participants, Retirement Planning, Wealth Accumulation, Wealth Management, Wealth Preservation
Tagged 401k, 401k Investing, asset protection, black box investment fraud, financial planning, investing, investment portfolios, investments, investor protection, InvestSense, Pension Planning, portfolio construction, retirement plan participants, retirement planning, wealth preservation
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REAL Wealth Management – Wealth Distributions and Transfers
This week, we address what I consider to be the third aspect of a genuine wealth management program -distributions and transfers of one’s assets. Distribution encompasses both transfers made while one is living, inter vivos transfers, and transfers made after … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Protection, Retirement, Retirement Distribution Planning, Retirement Planning, Wealth Distribution, Wealth Management, Wealth Preservation
Tagged financial planning, investor protection, retirement distribution planning, retirement planning, wealth distribution, wealth management, wealth preservation
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