When someone close to us passes away, it starts an avalanche of decisions and tasks that need our attention. A lot of these decisions need to occur right away, at a time when every choice…
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Your Avista Pension Benefit Is Changing. Here are 4 Questions You Need to Be Asking Yourself Immediately
If you are an Avista employee and nearing retirement, you are eligible for the extremely valuable pension benefit and need to stop and consider your options. Over the weekend, you likely received an email notifying…
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Thoughts on Gifting—Leaning In to Our Inclinations Toward Generosity
Generally, when a person decides to give to others, the motivation is rooted in altruism. Someone might have a personal connection to a cause or charity, so they want to make a donation. Someone might…
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How Much Should You Save for Retirement?
How much should I be saving for retirement? Am I on track for retirement? What is my number? These are questions we hear clients ask all the time in the financial planning business. Not wanting…
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How to use Your HSA as a Retirement Savings Tool
In this article, we’ll illustrate how the Roth IRA—an excellent investment vehicle in its own right—has an unlikely competitor in the retirement saving strategy category: the health savings account (HSA). Although designed as a tool…
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