With Labor Day behind us, we're in the final stretch of the 2024 presidential election race. As we follow the news and parse the most recent polls, some may ask, "How might what happens on November 5 impact my finances?” As financial professionals, we’ve done some homework and come to the following conclusion: you may…
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Tax Loss Harvesting Provides Investors Tax Alpha for Investment Portfolios in 2024 Tax Year?
Now is the time, for the 2024 tax year, to take a good look at your non-qualified, taxable investment accounts to consider tax loss harvesting strategies for your portfolios. Effective tax loss harvesting can help increase the Tax Alpha for your investment portfolio. A positive Tax Alpha impact on investment performance occurs when capital gains…
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Global vs. International: What’s the Difference?
With international stock markets comprising about 40 percent of the world's capitalization as of 2023, a broad range of investment opportunities exist outside the borders of the U.S.1 For investors who are looking to diversify their mutual fund portfolio with exposure to companies located outside the U.S., there exist two basic choices: A global mutual…
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True North Financial Advisors Provides Financial Advice for Federal Employees to Manage Retirement Plan Benefits
Written by, Stephen Ostrofsky, CFP® True North Financial Advisors provides direction and advice to individuals who are current or former federal employees covered under the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS). Federal Employees have three retirement benefits that need to be coordinated, including: the Basic FERS Benefit Plan, Social Security and the Thrift Savings Plan. True…
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