Private Wealth Management For Select Individuals
Whether you are working towards retirement or are already there, at Retirement Planning Group of West Virginia we understand that you face many important decisions that can affect your long-term financial success. Some of these decisions revolve around making investments that will help create a hedge against outliving your income, the impact of inflation, taxation, and rising healthcare costs. Because of our focus on the unique challenges of retirement planning, we are in an advantageous position to approach such challenges with experience and skill.
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Required Reading: The Economic Report of the President
The Economic Report of the President can help identify the forces driving — or dragging — the economy.
Retiring the 4% Rule
A portfolio created with your long-term objectives in mind is crucial as you pursue your dream retirement.
Asset Allocation
Consider how your assets are allocated and if that allocation is consistent with your time frame and risk tolerance.
And the Executor Is
The right executor may help ensure the distribution of your assets is done with as little upheaval as possible.
What's My 2026 Tax Bracket?
Check out this handy reference of updated ranges from the IRS in case your designated bracket has changed.
How Will the Economy React to AI?
What do concerns or uncertainty about AI mean for your future and your financial strategy?
White Elephant Inheritance
This article deals with how one might deal with a burdensome inheritance.
4 Steps to Protecting a Child with Disabilities
Planning for a child with special needs can be complicated, confusing, and even overwhelming.
Orchestrating Your Retirement Accounts
Getting the instruments of your retirement to work in concert may go far in realizing the retirement you imagine.
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What's Your MPG?
Calculate your vehicle's fuel efficiency and see what you're spending on gas annually.
Long-Term-Care Needs
Estimate potential long-term care costs and what coverage may help address them.
Debt-to-Income Ratio Calculator
Calculate your debt-to-income ratio to understand how lenders may view your financial health.
Simple 401k
See how increasing your 401(k) contributions today could affect your balance at retirement.
Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Compare how the same contribution grows differently in taxable versus tax-deferred accounts.
What Rate Would I Need to Earn on My Savings?
Work backwards from your savings goal to find the rate of return you'd need to get there.
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Bursting the Bubble
Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?
Timing Your Retirement
This short video illustrates the importance of understanding sequence of returns risk.
The Wild West of Data Theft
Learn about cyber liability insurance in this entertaining video.
Should You Invest in Exchange Traded Funds?
There are thousands of ETFs available. Should you invest in them?
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?
Working With A Financial Professional
A financial professional is an invaluable resource to help you untangle the complexities of whatever life throws at you.