by Springwater Wealth | Apr 21, 2020 | Newsletter, Retirement Concerns, Retirement Plans
The novel coronavirus abruptly ended the longest bull market in US stock market history. As we write this in spring of 2020, the broad stock market indices are down about 25% from the peak reached just a few weeks ago. If you are retired or approaching retirement,...
by Springwater Wealth | Mar 17, 2020 | Financial Planning, Newsletter, Retirement Plans
Why Saving Matters We all know that women live longer than men. If you’re a woman, the World Health Organization reports that you will live, on average, six to eight years longer than men. In the United States women live, on average, to age 81, while men live to an...
by Springwater Wealth | Feb 26, 2020 | Financial Planning, Newsletter, Retirement Plans
As a woman, you’ll almost certainly be completely responsible for your finances at some point in your life. It may be because you choose not to marry, or because you marry but later get divorced. Or it may be because you’re married, but at some stage will be widowed...
by Springwater Wealth | Feb 25, 2020 | Financial Planning, Newsletter, Retirement Concerns, Retirement Plans
If you’re like most of us, you may be looking at retirement with a mix of anticipation and trepidation. It may be decades away, or it may be right around the proverbial corner. During your working career, you’ve probably been diligent about saving to buy a home,...
by Springwater Wealth | Oct 27, 2017 | Financial Planning, Investment Management, Retirement Plans, Services
The 2018 retirement plan limits have recently been announced by the IRS. These new limits are effective January 1, 2018. If you are an employee and a retirement plan participant, be sure to contact your employer as soon as possible if you wish to change your...
by Springwater Wealth | Aug 8, 2017 | Financial Planning, Retirement Plans, Wealth Management
Introduction A retirement plan can be one of the largest assets in a marriage. Despite this, retirement accounts are sometimes overlooked during the divorce process, in part because asset division can be complicated and in part because a divorce can happen years...