Scapital, Author at Sensenig Capital Advisors

In Retirement

March 28, 2022

Russia Ukraine Uncertainty

Despite our hopes that Ukraine's sovereign rights would prevail over tyrannical aggression, it seems as though Mr. Putin has doubled down on the latter. Only time will tell how all…

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Approaching Retirement

March 28, 2022

Interest Rates, Inflation, and Investment Strategy Part 2: Understanding Inflation

Has rising inflation got you down? In our last piece, “Understanding Interest Rates” we explored how rising and falling interest rates can impact a healthy economy. Today, let’s add inflation…

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Approaching Retirement

March 28, 2022

Interest Rates, Inflation, and Investment Strategy Part 1: Understanding Interest Rates

At its March 15–16 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its federal target funds rate by a quarter point. It was the first increase since…

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Early to Mid-Career

February 1, 2022

ESOPs: The Basics of Employee Stock Ownership Plans

A company that wants to supplement its employees’ salary with equity compensation can do so in a variety of ways. The most popular is the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).…

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Approaching Retirement

January 28, 2022

Fighter Planes and Market Turmoil

Have you been reading the daily headlines—watching markets stall, recover, and dip once again? If so, you may be wondering whether there’s anything you can do to avoid the motion…

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In Retirement

November 8, 2021

Six Financial Best Practices for Year-End 2021

Believe it or not, another year has rounded third base, and is dashing toward home plate. That said, there’s still time to make a few good plays in 2021, while…

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October 5, 2021

Travel Goals in Retirement

With the Fall Season now upon us it means that Summertime has officially come to an end and so has the busiest travel time of the year for most of…

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Early to Mid-Career

August 20, 2021

Tax Planning in Turbulent Times Part 2: Tax-Wise Investment Techniques

In our last piece, we introduced some of the tools of the tax-planning trade. These include tax-sheltered accounts for saving toward retirement, healthcare, and education, as well as tax-efficient tools…

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Approaching Retirement

August 9, 2021

4 Risks That Can Impact Your Retirement

Even with careful planning and diligent saving, some parts of retirement planning can be out of our control. Factors like longevity, rising medical costs and the ups and downs of…

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Early to Mid-Career

July 29, 2021

Tax Planning in Turbulent Times Part 1: The Tools of the Tax-Planning Trade

Whether you’re saving, investing, spending, bequeathing, or receiving wealth, there’s scarcely a move you can make without considering how taxes might influence the outcome. No wonder people get nervous when…

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