How Can I Find a Certified Financial Planner?
Managing wealth, investing, retirement planning and other important financial decisions can be extremely complicated even for highly experienced financial professionals. For novice or retail investors, these important investment financial decisions can be especially daunting, since any serious missteps could lead to a significant loss of capital.
Can a Spouse Be Next of Kin?
Without a will or estate plan, your assets will be inherited by your next of kin after your passing. Discover who qualifies as next of kin, what responsibilities the next of kin have, and if your spouse can be named next of kin.
What Is Commodity Risk?
Commodity risk most commonly refers to price fluctuations for raw materials like steel, wood, gas, grains, coffee, and similar products. Price changes in either direction comprise a risk: a price increase is a risk for commodity buyers who use the materials to create their products. But for commodity producers, a price decrease is a risk. For example, if your company needs lumber to build homes or other products, the price increase can be a considerable risk. On the other hand, if reduced demand results in a price decrease, sellers (producers) risk losses.
[Podcast Recap] Potential Tax Benefits of 1031 Exchanges and DSTs for Multifamily Investors
Realized was recently featured on the Multi-family Investor Podcast while attending the ADISA Spring Conference. In this conversation, we discussed the potential benefits that 1031 Exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) may have for investors. Here are some of the key takeaways from this conversation.
What Is Retirement Income Ratio?
If you’re planning for retirement, you’ve probably figured out your Social Security benefits and any distributions you might receive from pension accounts, IRAs, or 401(k) investments. You might be in the process of determining how much income you’ll need once you’re no longer drawing a consistent salary or wages. This is where the retirement income replacement ratio comes in.
Does a Triple Net Lease (NNN) Include Property Taxes?
Commercial real estate investors may find the terms of a triple net (NNN) lease agreeable to their goals. This lease agreement can help lower commercial investors’ risk and provide steady income while offering tenants a cost-effective solution.
What Is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) And What Do They Do?
Investors may look to financial advisors to help manage their accounts and offer professional advice. Depending on your needs, you may want an opinion on a new real estate investment opportunity or how to plan for retirement. Working with a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) can give you confidence that the information you receive is in your best interest.
What Is an Event Risk?
Event risk is the risk of a negative effect on a company’s value that results from an unexpected event. The event may threaten its ability to operate or its financial well-being. Events can be internally instigated, like a restructuring, an acquisition, or a product launch. Events can be externally caused, like a computer virus or a natural disaster. The event may affect just the specific organization or may be far-reaching.
What Is a Beneficiary IRA?
A Beneficiary IRA is also referred to as an Inherited IRA. It is an account opened by a person who inherits an existing IRA or an employer-sponsored retirement plan account when the original owner dies. An IRA, or Individual Retirement Account, is a means of allocating pre-tax income to investments so that they can grow in a tax-deferred manner for retirement savings. The amount of income that an individual can contribute to a traditional IRA on a tax-deferred basis is limited.
What Is a Full Service Lease?
Owners of investment properties have several options when determining how to lease their space to tenants. They may want to choose a lease structure based on their property type and its benefits. A full service lease has a predictable and straightforward structure that you can modify to benefit yourself as the landlord or investment property owner through the lease agreement.
