Insights and reflections to support your financial growth
Is a Roth IRA a good fit for you?
If your retirement planning includes funding a traditional IRA (or 401[k]), congratulations. You’re reducing your bill to Uncle Sam in every year you contribute. Great! Right? Maybe not so great. The flip side of traditional IRAs is that a withdrawal is a taxable...
Supporting the fight against breast cancer
Spreading awareness to all our loved ones on the importance of self-exams, checkups and screenings can make the difference. Early detection matters! In honor of breast cancer awareness month, we are running a basket raffle through October 31st. All proceeds, which...
Making sense of Medicare’s parts
It’s easy to get a bit mixed up by the many parts and features of Medicare. This lets you see, at a glance, the major coverage options, called parts, and some of their more significant aspects. Use it to help you think about what level and combination of coverage...
19th Annual Corning Inc. Golf Tournament: Supporting United Way of the Southern Tier
We were honored to sponsor the 19th Annual Corning Incorporated Golf Tournament in support of the United Way of the Southern Tier.
Stick with your plan…even when the market gets sticky
Changing your investment mix can backfire. Consider three hypothetical investors, who took three different paths. As shown in the chart below, each had a 50% stock/50% bond portfolio during the downturn that ended in March 2009. One held tight and maintained the same...