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Retirement Planning

The Retirement Savings Dilemma [VIDEO]

{5 minutes}  The video below presents a very different approach to how retirement planning can provide a better rate of return. It can do this by combining actuarial science products, like annuities and life insurance, with your investment plan so that you have the highest income and the least risk during […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

By |2020-03-12T14:20:38+00:00March 8th, 2020|Retirement Planning|0 Comments

IRS Indexed Limits for 2020

Every year, the IRS indexes limits to qualified retirement plans. Attached is the update for 2020.

What is important to be aware of is that now contributions to your 401(k) or 403(B) that are taken out of your paycheck, go up from $19,000 to $19,500. 457 limits for not-for-profit organizations are also […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

By |2020-01-22T15:22:51+00:00January 22nd, 2020|Blog, Retirement Planning|0 Comments

Longevity Risk

{2 minutes to read}  As many of our clients are getting closer and closer to retirement, they are faced with many different types of risk. One risk is market volatility — where we constantly see wide ranges of performance in the stock market: markets going up and going down every single day by […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

By |2019-12-04T17:53:35+00:00December 2nd, 2019|Blog, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning|0 Comments

Wealth-Building Cornerstones

{2 minutes to read}  Today I want to talk about a new program that we are using called Wealth-Building Cornerstones. The philosophy of the program is to maximize people’s retirement income by utilizing two economic powers: investment planning and actuarial science.

If you are […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

By |2019-10-23T16:27:16+00:00October 21st, 2019|Blog, Financial Planning, Retirement Planning|0 Comments

Bill Sharpe on Finding a Better Retirement Income Solution

{1:30 minutes to read}  Today, I want to continue the conversation we’ve been having about retirement income. I learned some time ago that the only reason people save is to be able to accumulate a pool of money that they can spend at some time in the future.

I want to introduce […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

By |2019-06-20T11:03:21+00:00June 17th, 2019|Blog, Retirement Planning|0 Comments

Retirement Income Annuities

{2:30 minutes to read} Today we want to talk about retirement income annuities once again. The subject of annuities is so often misunderstood and maligned, but think about what it would be like to have a guaranteed income at a level that would cover your monthly expenses for the rest of your life.

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

By |2019-06-10T21:14:14+00:00June 2nd, 2019|Annuities, Blog, Retirement Planning|0 Comments

Are Tax-Deferred Retirement Plans the Best Way to Save?

{4 minutes to read}  Today, we are going to continue the conversation about retirement planning. As people begin to reach their 50s and 60s, they start thinking about how they are going to generate the income they need during retirement. One of the things that we provide is a report on

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

Retirement Planning, Procrastination, and Safe Withdrawal Rates

{3 minutes to read} As we’ve been discussing over the last few weeks, retirement planning has been a focus of mine. I want to continue down that path and talk conceptually about something we call the journey.

When someone is climbing a mountain, the objective is usually to get to […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

By |2019-03-13T14:18:09+00:00March 11th, 2019|Blog, Retirement Planning|0 Comments

Social Security: A Potential $1 Million Decision

{1 minute to read}  Today we are going to talk about Social Security. For many, Social Security is the single largest asset that they have for retirement. Many people think that Social Security may not be there in the future, but we tend to think that the Social Security system will continue to […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

By |2019-02-28T19:40:45+00:00February 26th, 2019|Blog, Retirement Planning|0 Comments

Long-Term Care Insurance Update

{4 minutes to read}  Today, I would like to discuss, and update you, on the long-term care insurance market. Once again, as longevity risk and low-interest rates are continuing to put pressure on insurance companies, we’re seeing more increases. Companies are going back to their existing long-term care policyholders and raising […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.