Alterra Advisors
Category: Retirement Planning
Should I Pay Off My Mortgage Early?
I’m thinking of paying my mortgage off early. Being debt free would feel great, but is this a good strategy? Should I be investing those extra dollars instead?
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The Mega Backdoor Roth Solo 401(k) for Solopreneurs
The Mega Backdoor Roth 401(k) has typically been reserved for select Fortune 500 companies. Here’s how you – the Solopreneur – can access this little known strategy!
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2021 Retirement Plan Contribution Limits for 401(k)s, IRAs and More
2021 retirement plan contributions have been released and, while the majority of limits are unchanged, there are a few updates to note. Here’s a summary!
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6 Things that Affect the Value of Your Business – Guest Blog
If you are like most business owners, the bulk of your wealth is the value of your business, and at some point you want retire and harvest the value you have built. The majority of small to medium sized business owners only sell once, so the odds say this will be your first time selling a business. So what should you pay attention to? Here are six things with the biggest impact on the value and salability of your business.
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Taxes & Highly Appreciated Assets – An Introduction
You might be an early employee at Microsoft, a successful real estate investor, or the owner of a small business that has taken off. In each case, you own something worth a lot more than when you first acquired it. Now you’re staring down a large capital gain tax bill if you sell. Are you just stuck or is there anything you can do? We have a few ideas!
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Taxes & Highly Appreciated Stock
You might be an early Microsoft employee, tech company executive, or have been gifted shares of stock as a kid. You’d like to diversify, but the resulting tax bill seems almost as big as the portfolio itself! In Taxes & Highly Appreciated Stock, we’ll look at a case study and strategies to consider if you find yourself in this situation.
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