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If you were born before 1949, and had a retirement account, you are most likely taking required minimum distributions (Or should be). Born after 1960? You still have some time.

Check out this week's blog below.

Rick Fingerman, CFP® and Lyman H. Jackson, CFP®
Required Minimum Distributions – Are You Confused?
There have been several changes in the rules for taking Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) over recent years. This blog focuses on RMDs for your own retirement accounts only. This article does NOT address Inherited Retirement Accounts.
We Specialize In Three Areas
Retirement
Whether in retirement or nearing retirement, our disciplined approach will help ensure you are on track
Women in Transition
Recently widowed or divorced, our compassionate approach will give you peace of mind and a sense of empowerment
Paying for College
With skyrocketing costs and little time left to save, without a college plan, one's retirement could be in jeopardy
Can Getting Transfusions of Young Blood Slow Aging?
Ready for the mind-blowing twist in the mystery of why the injection of blood from young animals into old ones has a rejuvenative effect?
Perplexed by the Gift Tax? Here Are Answers to 10 Common Questions

Generous gifts can sometimes come with tax consequences, but in general, only very wealthy people need to worry about gift taxes. Still, there could be IRS paperwork involved.
Are you catastrophizing? Here’s how to stop assuming the worst.

Nine experts weigh in on curbing and diffusing your overly negative thoughts.

Cancer screening: pros and cons, screening options, interpreting results, and more

"There has been a pretty clear and consistent benefit [to cancer screening] that has been demonstrated, and the exceptions I think have a pretty clear sense of why.” —Peter Attia, MD


Judging a Book by its Cover highlights some of the more unique editions within the collection. Included is the pigskin- and brass-bound Jewish Antiquities and the Jewish War created for a Benedictine monastery in Bavaria around 1473, making it the oldest in the club’s library.

Recipe of the Week

Lentil, Mushroom, and Farro Soup


Is there anything more comforting on a cold, wet day than a steaming bowl of lentil soup?
Quote of the Week

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant."

- Robert Louis Stevenson
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