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Social Security: Exploring Your Options
In today’s world, filing for Social Security may seem like a standardized process. Many people think that the day they qualify for benefits is the day they need to file. However, you might want to think again. The decision you make today might affect the benefits...
Tariff Volatility
On April 2nd, President Trump announced unprecedented global tariffs that sent shockwaves throughout the global markets. As a result, the S&P 500 lost over 10% in two days. Though we have experienced volatility like this in the past (i.e. 1987, the Financial...
Tariffs and Handling Uncertainty
In Episode 5 of the “Building Your Wealth Bridge” podcast, our advisors discuss the following: • William E. Will, CFA, Financial Advisor, speaks on the recent tariffs making headlines and offers some historical perspective on news events of the past and how...
Generational Planning
How Are Trust Distributions Taxed?
A few years ago, I had a client (let’s call him John) with a sizable estate who unfortunately passed away earlier than he or his family had anticipated. As part of John’s estate plan, he decided to bequeath a portion of his assets to his four children that was to be...
Do You Need a Trust? Key Considerations to Help Your Decision
When it comes to trusts, there is a misconception that if you do not have one you do not have an estate plan. Everybody has an estate plan. Whether they choose beneficiaries or draft documents as part of that estate plan is another matter entirely. For those that...
What to Do Financially After a Loved One Passes (Checklist Updated for 2025)
First of all, if you are reading this because your spouse or loved one has recently passed, our firm would like to express condolences to you and your family. We recognize that losing a loved one can be the most difficult experience we go through during our lifetimes....
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Social Security: Exploring Your Options
In today’s world, filing for Social Security may seem like a standardized process. Many people think that the day they qualify for benefits is the day they need to file. However, you might want to think again. The decision you make today might affect the benefits...
Wealth Transfer Strategies: How to Pass Generational Wealth to Your Family
Families with a tremendous amount of wealth worked extremely hard over a lifetime to earn it, and they typically have 3 main concerns when transferring that wealth: Unsure of whether they should gift to their children before their death Having the next generation...
Exploring the Pros and Cons of Naming a Trust as Your IRA Beneficiary
Most people think that when they write a will or a trust, those documents will cover how all of their assets are going to be distributed. However, accounts like your IRA are the exception to the rule. These accounts have their own beneficiary forms that ultimately...
Tariff Volatility
On April 2nd, President Trump announced unprecedented global tariffs that sent shockwaves throughout the global markets. As a result, the S&P 500 lost over 10% in two days. Though we have experienced volatility like this in the past (i.e. 1987, the Financial...
Tariffs and Handling Uncertainty
In Episode 5 of the “Building Your Wealth Bridge” podcast, our advisors discuss the following: • William E. Will, CFA, Financial Advisor, speaks on the recent tariffs making headlines and offers some historical perspective on news events of the past and how...
2024 IRA Contribution Deadline Reminder
This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for 2024 IRA contributions is April 15th, 2025. Here are a few questions to ask yourself before contributing: How much am I able to contribute this year? Will I be able to deduct my contribution? Am I over the...
Tech Talk: Managing Risk in Your Portfolio
Investors are constantly asking these questions about their investments: • How much risk is in my portfolio? • Am I too aggressive with my investments or am I being too conservative? • If 2008 were to happen again, how bad could...
Three Distinct Ways to Help Solve Your LTC Insurance Needs
While education costs are top of mind for people in their forties and fifties, concern about health care costs rises to the top of people’s list as they enter their sixties. Like education, the rise in medical and long-term care...
Finding Banking Solutions Through Your Investment Portfolio
The best shift I have seen in the financial advisory industry is that we are moving away from selling products to providing advice. Value does not only come from the services your firm provides; rather, the ability to identify outside solutions that are...
Our Stories – McCabe & Associates
As many of you know, our founder Tim McCabe and Tom Wojcik recently retired after more than eighty combined years in our industry. As they prepared for retirement, we asked them to reflect upon their careers and to pass along some thoughts on their clients’ success...
Reviewing Your Beneficiaries
Reviewing Your Beneficiaries: A Game of Many Levels During a recent review with a client, I was going over the beneficiaries on his accounts when the client mentioned, “We seem to cover this every few years. Nothing has changed and we don’t anticipate anything...
2023 “Staying the Course – Roll with the Changes”
First and foremost, all of us at McCabe & Associates, would like to wish you and your families a very Happy New Year and all the best in 2024! Coming off one of the worst years ever in the financial markets in 2022, headlines dominated about recession fears,...