by Springwater Wealth | Oct 31, 2013 | Financial Planning, Services
On October 30, 2013 the Social Security Administration announced a 1.5% benefit increase for 2014. This marks the fourth time in five years that the increase has been less than 2%. You can read the SSA’s entire announcement here.
by Springwater Wealth | Oct 28, 2013 | Financial Planning, Retirement Plans, Services
“Small” company retirement plans – defined as those with less than $2,500,000 in assets – are notorious for having relatively poor investment choices, little or no cost transparency, and high fees and expenses. Over your working career, paying...
by Springwater Wealth | Oct 24, 2013 | Financial Planning, Services, Wealth Management
The new 3.8% Medicare tax on net investment income took effect on January 1. It only affects higher-income individuals, but that can include anyone who has a big one-time receipt of investment income or gain beginning this year. An October 15, 2013 article on...
by Springwater Wealth | Oct 21, 2013 | Investment Management, Services
In this Business Insider video interview from 2008, Professor Ken French of Dartmouth discusses why owning commodities doesn’t make sense for most investors.
by Springwater Wealth | Oct 21, 2013 | Investment Management, Services, Wealth Management
Professor Eugene Fama of the University of Chicago was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize for economics. In this video, Professor Fama – a director of Dimensional Fund Advisors – discusses his ground-breaking work in the field of financial economics.