Deirdre Childs, Director of Marketing at Moneco Advisors, Fairfield, Connecticut

Weekly Wealth of Knowledge – Awareness Across The Generations

Welcome to our bi-monthly newsletter: Moneco Advisors’ Wealth of Knowledge.  As we continue into February, we recognize it as Financial Awareness Month, a time to reflect on key aspects of your financial journeys. This month, we’re focusing on Generational Planning—a topic that resonates deeply with many of our clients, especially those with next-generation investors. We understand the importance of creating lasting financial legacies, and we’re here to help guide you through the financial planning process while supporting you in pursuing empowered financial lives.
  • Insights Blog: 5 Tips to Help Build Multigenerational Wealth
  • Our Community: Sleep Well Guide
  • Planning/Market: Navigating Retirement Pitfalls

Note: You may have noticed that our newsletter frequency has transitioned from 4x per month to 2x per month. Rest assured, we’ll continue to provide weekly updates with advisory, community and planning-related content through our social media channels; and we invite you to stay connected with us on FacebookLinkedin, and X. There, you’ll find additional insights, financial planning resources and knowledge to keep you informed. Thank you for letting us be part of your journey!

 

5 Tips To Help Build Multigenerational Wealth

Generational wealth transfer is a key focus for families looking to pursue a lasting legacy. One effective way to start is by helping your children/young relatives build good financial habits early on. Consider adding them as authorized users on your credit card to help provide a valuable boost to their credit score, even if you’re not a high-net-worth individual. Teaching the next generation about budgeting and personal finance can also set the foundation for long-term financial independence.

Beyond these early steps, strategies like Roth IRA conversions can help minimize estate and income taxes, allowing you to pass on more wealth to the next generation. Additionally, annual gifts up to the exclusion limit can be used to reduce your taxable estate while simultaneously creating wealth for your heirs.

By implementing a combination of these strategies, and many more, you can significantly help to enhance your family’s ability to preserve and grow wealth for generations to come. For more tailored advice, please click on the article (and the video below featuring advisor Bill Brancaccio) and/or feel free to reach out to us directly at Moneco Advidors to talk about your family’s generational wealth plan.

5 Tips To Help Build Multigenerational Growth

Sleep Well Guide

After kicking off the New Year with a focus on improving sleep, we’re excited to continue this important conversation with our SLEEP WELL GUIDE.

Dr. Melissa Milanek has put together a thoughtful and practical guide, filled with tips to help you achieve better sleep and overall well-being. Whether you’ve already started working on your sleep habits or are just beginning to explore the topic, this guide offers valuable insights that you can use and share with loved ones.

We all know how important quality sleep is for our health and well-being, so take a moment to check it out and make 2025 your best year for rest!

Sleep Well Guide

Navigating Retirement Pitfalls

Retirement planning involves navigating several potential pitfalls that can impact your long-term financial health.

Key considerations include managing the timing of Social Security benefits, as delaying can increase monthly payouts, while applying early may reduce them. Additionally, healthcare costs in retirement can often be significant.

Understanding longevity is crucial, as many retirees will experience 20-30 years of retirement, requiring careful planning for sustained income. Taxes also play a large role in retirement, with decisions on which accounts to draw from requiring a personalized strategy.

We offer the article at the link below as balancing retirement savings with other financial goals, such as funding college for children or grandchildren, requires thoughtful planning. As well, coordinating financial, tax, and legal professionals can be essential to ensure you’re on the right track to pursue a secure retirement. We are here to help you and yours to streamline this process!

Navigating Retirement Pitfalls in 2025

Important Disclosures

This material is for general information only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. There is no assurance that the views or strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Any economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and are subject to change.

Moneco Advisors, LLC and LPL Financial are not affiliated with any other referenced entity.

This commentary reflects the personal opinions, viewpoints and analyses of the Moneco Advisors employees providing such comments, and should not be regarded as a description of advisory services by Moneco Advisors or performance returns of any Moneco Advisors client. The views reflected in the commentary are subject to change at any time without notice. Nothing in this commentary constitutes investment advice, performance data or any recommendation that any particular security, portfolio of securities, transaction or investment strategy is suitable for any specific person. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. Moneco Advisors manages its clients’ accounts using a variety of investment techniques and strategies, which are not necessarily discussed in the commentary. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 

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