Austin Wealth Management Blog
Tax Advantages When Selling a Home
December 10, 2022 | By David Lowe, CFP®
What if you knew that up to $500,000 of gain on an asset would be tax-free? Would you consider investing in that asset? Chances are, you already own such an investment. More specifically, you live in it. As tax expert…Read More
2023 Increases for Social Security Income, Retirement Plans, HSAs & IRAs
November 30, 2022 | By David Lowe, CFP®
There are some bright spots amid inflation news. Social Security benefits are set to increase, and workers will be able to contribute more to their retirement accounts in 2023 than in 2022. The following details are important considerations for open…Read More
Inflation and Your Cash Flow
November 15, 2022 | By Kevin Smith, CFA
The combination of high price inflation, higher interest rates, and a stock market recession is rippling through household budgets across the world. The impact varies quite a bit depending on sources of income, debt levels, property ownership, insurance coverage and…Read More
Broken Bonds
August 19, 2022 | By Matt Pierce, CFA
If we’re only ever looking back we will drive ourselves insane As the friendship goes resentment grows We will walk our different ways But those are the days that bind us together, forever And those little things define us forever,…Read More
Should I Pay Off My Mortgage?
August 15, 2022 | By David Lowe, CFP®
Debt can be a complex and emotional topic. That is true even for mortgages and other “good debt” (a term sometimes used for money owed on an asset that is likely to increase in value). For many Americans, the mortgage…Read More
The Language of Loss
August 4, 2022 | By Kevin Smith, CFA
If you bet against the Golden State Warriors basketball team, and you watched their star, Steph Curry, make a game winning shot, it may have felt like you were losing money from the time the ball left his hand until…Read More
Vested RSUs in a Market Decline
August 4, 2022 | By Manisha Gupta, CFP®, MBA
Do you have restricted stock units (RSUs) that have recently vested? If you work in the tech or financial sectors in 2022, that probably means that you have seen a decline in their value (energy sector folks have this in…Read More
HSAs: The Triple Tax Advantaged Investment Account
July 26, 2022 | By Manisha Gupta, CFP®, MBA
Although the Health Savings Account (HSA) was created as part of the Medicare Modernization Act in 2003, we field questions almost daily from clients who don’t understand what an HSA account is or how to efficiently use it. During open…Read More
‘Kiddie’ Tax Advantages
June 27, 2022 | By David Lowe, CFP®
Tax considerations are a key part of a successful financial plan, and that’s true of minors as well as adults. A previous blog post explored Roth IRAs as investments to position young workers for future tax savings. However, a child’s…Read More
Emergency Fund: Not Too Much, Or Too Little
May 27, 2022 | By Manisha Gupta, CFP®, MBA
Dave Ramsey has been telling America for years on his financial radio show to keep an emergency fund that covers at least a few months of expenses. Thank you, Dave! You saved a lot of people from financial ruin with…Read More
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