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Schwab Tips for Preventing Fraud

Schwab Tips for Preventing Fraud

You can also have an impact on safeguarding your information and assets by following these guidelines and applying caution when sharing information and executing transactions. This checklist summarizes common cyber fraud tactics, along with tips, best practices, and actions to take if you suspect a breach.

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Quit Using 401(k) Financial Jargon, Once and for All

Quit Using 401(k) Financial Jargon, Once and for All

The damage an overreliance on financial jargon can do to participant confidence and, by extension, the advisor’s business is well-documented. Still, a new survey brings it (yet again) into stark relief. It might make the advisor sound smart while making the client anxious and overwhelmed, and some argue it’s intentional. If they keep it complicated, consumers think they need advisors to sort it all out.

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Are Roth IRAs Really as Great as They’re Cracked Up to Be?

Are Roth IRAs Really as Great as They’re Cracked Up to Be?

"…….In reality, the Roth is just another tax strategy with pros and cons like all the others. If you choose to save your retirement dollars in a Roth IRA or Roth 401(k) instead of a traditional IRA or 401(k), you will be giving up some tax breaks. It could even turn out that a traditional IRA or 401(k) would have been a better option for you……."