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My Personal Secret and How It Can Help You Financially

By Cary Stamp \ June 24, 2020
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Financial advisor Cary Stamp shares an uncomfortable secret that can help you recover from financial adversity or a mistake that you feel vulnerable or embarrassed about. Don’t be afraid to admit your mistake and seek the assistance of a financial advisor to get back on track.       TRANSCRIPT: Recovering from Financial Adversity My…

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A Great Solution After The Secure Act’s Elimination of the “Stretch IRA”

By Cary Stamp \ June 5, 2020
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The Secure Act eliminated the Stretch IRA option for beneficiaries to distribute inherited IRAs over their lifetimes. Now there’s a 10-year distribution maximum. If you’re close to retirement, have a lot of money in retirement plans, and want to maximize assets passed on to beneficiaries when you’re no longer here, there’s a great solution.  …

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Saving for Family Education Expenses with Tax-Advantaged 529 Plans

By Cary Stamp \ June 3, 2020
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Financial advisor Cary Stamp, based in Jupiter, FL, discusses the ability to maximize savings for family education expenses while reducing your income taxes, using 529 Plans. Tax-free distributions from these plans can be used for elementary and secondary private school, and undergrad and graduate college.   TRANSCRIPT: I’m Cary Stamp, and this is a Principled…

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Managing Investments During Recessions and Market Declines

By Cary Stamp \ May 19, 2020
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Cary Stamp, leading financial advisor based in Jupiter, FL, shares his view on how individuals and families should approach investment management during recessions and market declines.     TRANSCRIPT: Hi, I’m Cary Stamp. I’ve gotten a lot of questions lately about what’s going on in the markets and what’s happening in the US economy. And…

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Think: Time in the Market, not Timing the Market

By Cary Stamp \ May 18, 2020
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Leading financial advisor Cary Stamp comments briefly on why timing the stock market is so difficult, and why letting assets grow long-term (“time in the market”) is the path to wealth creation.   TRANSCRIPT: Hi, I’m Cary Stamp, and this is a Principled Wealth Moment. I’d like to talk today about the subject of market…

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Beneficial CARES Act Provisions for 401k and IRA Accounts

By Cary Stamp \ May 6, 2020
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Cary Stamp, leading financial advisor based in Jupiter, FL, provides an update on beneficial CARES Act provisions for retirement accounts—including IRAs and 401(k)s—to help with the financial challenges of the COVID-19 crisis.      TRANSCRIPT: Hi, I’m Cary Stamp. This is a Principled Wealth Moment. I would like to share with you some updates…

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Client Market Update – May 2020

By Cary Stamp \ May 4, 2020
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Leading financial advisor Cary Stamp delivers his Market Update for early May 2020. He shares some thoughts from Scott Minerd of Guggenheim Partners, as well as his own view of proper risk management within the new normal of market volatility.     TRANSCRIPT: Hi. Most of you know that I’m Cary Stamp and I’m a…

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How To Do the Back Door Roth IRA

By Cary Stamp \ April 17, 2020

Cary Stamp, leading financial advisor based in Jupiter, FL, offers a quick description of the Back Door Roth IRA strategy, which is the method for contributing to a Roth IRA even if you earn too much income.     TRANSCRIPT: I’m Cary Stamp and this is a Principled Wealth Moment, and today I’m going to…

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A Time for Gratitude and Patience

By Cary Stamp \ April 4, 2020
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Leading financial advisor Cary Stamp puts the Coronavirus crisis and market decline into perspective, discussing the need for patience and gratitude in getting to the other side.   TRANSCRIPT: Hi, I’m Cary Stamp. This is a Principled Wealth Moment. I wanted to address one more time what’s going on during the Coronavirus lockdown. As we…

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How Much Life Insurance Do You Need?

By Cary Stamp \ March 29, 2020
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Cary Stamp, leading financial advisor based in Jupiter, FL, provides perspective on the proper amount of life insurance and the question of whether your beneficiaries would need to use the principal of life insurance proceeds for living expenses.     TRANSCRIPT: Hi, I’m Cary Stamp, and this is a Principled Wealth Moment. I just read…

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