#18 | Your Annual Gift Tax Exclusion
Show NotesTranscriptView All Episodes The Annual Gift Tax exclusion amount is increasing from $16,000 to $17,000 in 2023. Â Today, Bruce and Jon explain the importance of this, and why these rules can have significant financial ramifications for years to come - not just for you, but for your heirs as well. If you exceed the annual gift tax amount,Read more
#17 | Arizona Tax Credits
Show NotesTranscriptView All Episodes For our listeners in Arizona, the state offers four great ways to receive tax credits on your state return. This is a tax credit, not a tax deduction, and Bruce starts today's episode by explaining the significant difference between the two.  We then break down each of the four possible credits: Private School Arizona Tax Credit Public School ArizonaRead more
#16 | The 1031 Tax-Free Exchange
Show NotesTranscriptView All Episodes A 1031 exchange refers to the section of the internal revenue code section that allows property owners to take the proceeds of a sale of real estate and reinvest those same proceeds into another property without recognizing a capital gain and without having to pay the taxes on the same. Â Instead, they get to defer theRead more
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Financial Market Quarterly Commentary | January 2023
Presented by Bruce Hosler Market Update for the Quarter Ending December 31, 2022 December Sell-Off Caps Turbulent Year Markets sold off in December, contributing to mixed results for the quarter and declines for 2022. The S&P 500 lost 5.76 percent during the month, gained 7.56 percent for the quarter, and lost 18.11 percent for the year. Dow Jones Industrial Average
Avoiding IRA Beneficiary Mistakes with the new IRA RMD Regulations – White Paper
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Avoiding IRA Beneficiary Mistakes with the new IRA RMD Regulations
Avoiding IRA Beneficiary Mistakes with the new IRA RMD Regulations By Bruce Hosler EA, CFP®, CPWA®, AIF®, CEPA® The IRS released 275 pages of changes in RMD (Required Minimum Distributions) in February of 2022. These are proposed regulations, but most of them are expected to be approved and become final regulations. I have focused on sorting through all the regulationsRead more
#15 | Insanity is doing the same thing over & over, and expecting a different result
Show NotesTranscriptView All Episodes Einstein said, "The definition of Insanity is doing the same thing over & over and expecting a different result." Â We've seen some historic shifts in the markets in 2022. Â So why would you employ the same strategies you've been using for the past 40 or so years? We've seen drops in stock and bond markets,Read more
#14 | Controlling the Controllables
Show NotesTranscriptView All Episodes There are so many uncertainties in today's world - everything from war, to the remnants of a pandemic, to the political turmoil we currently see in our country. Â And economically, we've seen supply chain and worker shortages, and a stock market that's been down anywhere from 16-22% in 2022. Often when circumstances are beyond ourRead more
#13 | Qualified Charitable Distributions or QCDs
Show NotesTranscriptView All Episodes For IRA owners that are charitably inclined, a Qualified Charitable Distribution, or QCD, can be an incredibly useful tool. Today, Bruce Hosler of Hosler Wealth Management explains the rules around QCD's, including who is eligible to make them, which organizations are eligible to receive them, which accounts can be used, and some very common pitfalls toRead more
#12 | Asset-Based Long-Term Care Insurance (LTC)
Show NotesTranscriptView All Episodes Asset-based long-term care insurance is something Bruce Hosler and the team at Hosler Wealth Management work on frequently for our clients. Traditional long-term care will require you to pay a premium until you go on claim, and rates can often change. However, asset-based long-term care premiums are paid with assets; therefore, they can't raise the premiumRead more
