The tax filing and payment deadline for your 2019 taxes has been extended to July 15. It may still make sense to file your 2019 taxes sooner if it enhances your ability to qualify for the direct payment or receive it via direct deposit. Estimated tax payments due on April 15 for 2020 are also … [Read more...]
How Keener Financial Planning is Staying Available During COVID-19
We know this is a difficult time for everyone – concern about ourselves or our loved ones getting sick, social isolation, uncertainty, business disruption in many industries, difficulty getting all the groceries we want, cancelled travel, and of course our investment portfolios. At Keener … [Read more...]
Investing in Turbulent Times
We sent this letter out to clients and friends of Keener Financial Planning this afternoon. As you may have heard, trading on the stock market was temporarily suspended this morning. This suspension was based on automatic thresholds established initially after "Black Monday" in 1987 and since … [Read more...]
Real-World Retirement Planning Workshop
Jean Keener, CFP®, CRPC®, will present on real-world retirement planning as part of the Fort Worth Public Libraries Money Smart Week. She’ll cover tax-efficient ways to save for retirement, determining if you’re financially ready to retire, and how to safely transition to spending your retirement … [Read more...]
Concerns About the Market
We sent this email out to clients and friends of Keener Financial Planning today. We've all been hearing a lot about the coronavirus. Many stock market investors have reacted by selling stock holdings. As of this writing (around noon February 28), the S&P 500* is down about 13% from its … [Read more...]
2020 SECURE Act Changes to IRAs and Required Minimum Distributions
The SECURE Act stands for Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement. It was signed into law on December 20, 2019 and most provisions went into effect on January 1, 2020. Lawmakers mostly focused on enhancing options and eligibility for retirement plans. However, one significant change … [Read more...]
Planning with Medicare Premiums in Mind
Depending on your income, premiums for Medicare Part B could cost more than the standard rate ($144.60 per month in 2020). This is referred to as IRMAA – the income related monthly adjustment amount. In 2020, Part B premiums will cost more if your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is higher than … [Read more...]
2019 Year-End Tax Planning
With 2019 coming to a close, many of us are preparing for the holidays, and are trying to wind things down. Before you enter that holiday hibernation, we want to remind you of a few tax planning ideas that you may want to add to your holiday “to-do” list. Required Minimum Distributions Be sure … [Read more...]
Rachel Songer CFP Advice to First Time Home Buyers
Rachel was recently asked by Redfin to provide financial advice to first time home buyers. She shared: We recommend that you have a good handle on where your money is going today. From here, forecast out what the expenses associated with the house will look like: mortgage payment, taxes, … [Read more...]
D Magazine 2019 Top Wealth Managers and Best Financial Planners
We are delighted to share that Keener Financial Planning once again was included in the Top Wealth Managers in DFW list for 2019. We were one of 24 firms named out of 42 applicants. According to D Magazine, a panel of esteemed local wealth managers reviewed the final list and the selection was … [Read more...]
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