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What to Know as the Housing Market Shifts

What to know about the upcoming housing market shift if you are on the buying side of the equation. The drop in mortgage rates has slightly increased activity in mortgage applications. Home buyers wade back into housing market as mortgage rates fall for fifth week in a row (msn.com). If you are looking to make […]

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Parents with New Kids – What to Know Starting Out

Parents with New Kids: What to Know Starting Out Young parents with new kids – what to know starting out.  Here are three quick tips for early financial success as you begin the journey. Building a family, thinking about budgets, worrying about college funding and protecting your family’s financial well-being may feel a little overwhelming.

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Types of Investment Accounts

Investment and Savings Accounts What type of financial account do you have, and do you understand its tax consequences?   During client meetings we are often asked to explain what the differences are between various types of accounts, as well as how they are taxed. Read to learn more about employer plans, IRA’s, college savings

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Receiving a Tax Refund

Receiving a Tax Refund For those who may be receiving a tax refund from the Treasury Department, here is an opportunity to save for future financial goals.   Take these funds and use them for retirement planning, college funding, or other planned short-term and long-term financial goals. Tax Filing and Funding Financial Accounts Contribute to a

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Emerging Investor – Where do I begin?

Emerging Investors – Where do I begin? Emerging investors–or those new to saving, investing, and managing their personal finances–often come to us with targeted “basic” financial questions.  This is where the relationship begins. We learn about their situation and long-term goals. Most importantly, we begin to build the partnership. We strive to be their “go

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Simple Personal Finance Best Practices Checklist

Are you looking for a checklist of best practices to set your financial house in order? Here’s our short, simple list of Personal Finance Best Practices (at any age) Live within your Means – Cover your essentials and decide on your extras. Have Health Insurance Coverage – That fits your situation. Establish Automatic Payments –

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Student Loan Debt Cancellation – What to Know?

Student Loan Debt Cancellation – What You Need to Know Recently, President Biden extended the student loan payment pause until 12/31/2022 and announced that $10,000 of federal student loans would be cancelled for those making less than $125,000 annually or $250,000 if a married couple.  People who also received Pell grants will be able to

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Financials 101: 26 Financial Tips for the Next Generation

Why is it important to start early in saving for retirement?  Here are a few stats to ponder…the Government Accountability Office study (2019) found that nearly 48% of Americans ages 55 and older don’t have any retirement nest egg or traditional pension plan. Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found in its 20th annual survey that

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New Fintech Tool Added to Our Financial Planning Toolbox

WPC has added a tool to our Financial Planning Toolbox – TIFIN Plan.  A Fintech platform using AI technology to simplify the financial discovery process and promote engaging conversations!  We have found it invaluable when addressing the Next Gen’s financial questions. So let’s sit down and quickly get to the point answering what is really

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New Team Member – Tim Dougherty Joins WPC

Team News! Please join us in welcoming our newest Financial Advisor, Tim Dougherty! To enhance our Financial Planning and Investment Advisory Team, we are happy to announce the addition of Tim Dougherty to Wealth Planning Corporation.  Tim comes to us from Fidelity where he worked in retirement planning and investment management solutions for the past

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