
Turn IPERS Into a Comfortable Retirement
If you’re an Iowa employee, you have an excellent pension system available to you. Here’s how it works and how to plan for retirement with it.

If you’re an Iowa employee, you have an excellent pension system available to you. Here’s how it works and how to plan for retirement with it.

Life insurance is an important part of any financial plan. But, just because a specific insurance policy was right for you in the past does not mean it still belongs

Just once in your lifetime you are allowed to roll money from your IRA to your HSA, or health savings account. This IRA to HSA rollover is called a “qualified

An Iowa 529 college savings account is usually the best way to save for future education expenses for you, a child, or a grandchild. Iowa offers 2 different 529 plans,

Although many of the complicated strategies around Social Security regarding spousal benefits have been eliminated, there are still options to consider regarding when to begin your, or your spousal, benefits

As investors seek inflation protected investments for their savings, they are usually led to one of two options – Treasury inflation protected securities, also known as TIPS, or I Bonds.

An Iowa 529 is one of the most popular and tax-efficient ways that grandparents can set money aside for future college expenses for their grandchildren. 529s will continue to offer

Choosing the right investment option in your Iowa 529 is one of the most important factors for the long term growth of your savings. Saving in an Iowa 529 college
Although often overshadowed by the higher federal tax rates, state income taxes can take a large bite out of earnings. Thankfully, there are a few options to reduce your state tax bill. For those in highly taxed states, simple changes like saving using treasury bills instead of bank CDs for your cash savings could knock off hundreds of dollars per year in your state tax bill. What else can you do? Here is a quick list:
The headlines can move quickly, which can make it difficult to separate proposed changes from the rules that are actually in effect today.