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Social Security Government Pension Offset: Update
On January 5th, 2025 the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law, eliminating the controversial Government Pension Offset...
Steve Coker, CFP
Mar 92 min read
What happens to my 401k when I retire?
Retirement should not be stressful, but too often it is. The flurry of critical decisions combined with a dramatic life change is enough...
Steve Coker, CFP
Feb 222 min read
4 Tax Benefits for California Retirees
It is popular to criticize California for its high taxes, and rightfully so. Californian’s enjoy one of the highest income tax rates,...
Steve Coker, CFP
Feb 153 min read
Qualified Charitable Donations
Qualified Charitable Distributions (“QCD”) allow eligible IRA owners aged 70.5 or older to make up to $100,000 in tax-free gifts to...
Steve Coker, CFP
Feb 83 min read
Do I Need Disability Insurance
Most Americans are far better prepared financially to die than they are to become disabled. However, statistically speaking, on average...
Carole Meitler
Jan 253 min read
Big Social Security Changes – WEP and GPO Repealed
I did not think that it would ever happen! After years of lobbying the “Social Security Fairness Act” was passed at the end of December,...
Steve Coker, CFP
Jan 172 min read
Updated Retirement Plan Contribution Limits 2025
The IRS has published the 2025 contribution limits for your 401k, IRA, and other retirement plans. Now is a great time to review your...
Steve Coker, CFP
Jan 121 min read
Do I Need Umbrella Insurance?
I admit that I am an insurance skeptic. Not only can insurance be extremely complicated, but it is also frequently sold aggressively,...
Steve Coker, CFP
Dec 13, 20242 min read
How to Get Your Social Security Statement
There was a time when the Social Security Administration would mail out annual statements showing your expected Social Security...
Steve Coker, CFP
Sep 28, 20241 min read
Think you may be laid-off from your job? Here are 9 things you should do now to prepare financially
Once again we have been hearing from our clients about corporate “reorganizations”. Facing a “reduction in force” in corporate America...
Steve Coker, CFP
Sep 13, 20244 min read
Social Security Apocalypse: Will It Run Out?
Today there are over 70 million people receiving social security. Yet fewer and fewer Americans have confidence that Social Security...
Steve Coker, CFP
Aug 23, 20243 min read
All Social Security Numbers Have Been Compromised
Stunningly, news broke this week that the Social Security number for virtually every American was hacked. The hack was discovered when...
Steve Coker, CFP
Aug 16, 20243 min read
Family Conversations: Beyond the Will and Trust
Having a will and trust in place is an important step to protect your family and make sure that your assets are distributed according to...
Steve Coker, CFP
Jul 12, 20242 min read
Inflation Update
We have said for many months now that inflation is the most important economic factor to watch in 2024. This week we had good news on the...
Steve Coker, CFP
Jun 28, 20241 min read
The Importance of Process
As you might imagine, we at Cedarstone Advisors spend a great deal of time researching and discussing how to make good investment...
Steve Coker, CFP
Jun 14, 20242 min read
How Long am I Going to Live?
We simply do not know how long we are going to live. That is one of the difficulties of retirement planning. According to the CDC, a...
Steve Coker, CFP
May 17, 20241 min read
Am I saving enough for retirement?
We all want to know whether we are saving enough for retirement, but we also want to know if we are doing a good job compared to our...
Steve Coker, CFP
May 10, 20242 min read
Rebalancing: Self-Discipline in Buying Low and Selling High
One of the often-quoted tenets of good investing is to buy low and sell high. Similar to commercial spending – you want to purchase...
Steve Coker, CFP
Mar 15, 20242 min read
Inheriting an IRA? 4 key rules you should know
If you have been named as the beneficiary of an IRA then you should know that inheriting an IRA is different from inheriting other...
Steve Coker, CFP
Feb 25, 20243 min read
Tax Tips: The IRA
It is tax time and many of us will be heading to our local CPA or wrestling with Turbo Tax to complete our tax returns before the April...
Steve Coker, CFP
Feb 18, 20243 min read
