There is a lot of negative press surrounding annuities that is not justified. Most of revolves around high fees, agent commission incentives, lack of liquidity, etc. I can tell you honestly from many years of experience studying various types of annuities that these products play a significant role in producing lifetime income that creates peace...Read More

Our “Strategic Investment Portfolio Strategy” (SIPS) consists of equities designed for growth over a 3-5 year horizon.  This strategy utilizes mutual funds which are selected from a list of over 17,000 funds using a proprietary process. As a fiduciary investment firm, PWA is free of any conflicts of interest in choosing mutual funds.  This may...Read More

If you’re near retirement, you may be looking forward to the day when taxes get simpler. You could be disappointed. “The tax return changes drastically when you go from a working mode to a retired mode,” says Ed Phelps, an IRA expert from Miami. Of course, everyone’s tax situation is different, but here are some tax issues you...Read More