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Why Entrepreneurs Should Have a Defined Benefit Plan
If you’re a high-income solo business owner, there’s a lesser-known retirement strategy that can dramatically boost your savings while reducing your tax bill: the defined benefit plan. While often linked to large corporations or public sector jobs, defined benefit plans… Read Now >>
How and Why You Should Protect Your Digital Assets
September 10, 2018By Andrew Costello Most of us have what seems like 100 online accounts that we use to manage our bill payments, our online shopping, or our social media status. Some of us even use a different password for each of… Read Now >>
What I Learned About Investing at 12 Years Old
August 8, 2018When I was 12 years old I participated in the first school-sponsored stock market game throughout the country. Our team was given a fictitious $100,000 and we had 10 weeks to invest the money. We competed against hundreds of other… Read Now >>
Get to Know the Team: Andrew Costello
August 7, 2018The Illumination Wealth Team is excited to introduce to you its newest member, Andrew Costello. Read below as he shares his future goals and what he is doing to advance his career. Also, learn a little more about his background… Read Now >>
Get to Know the Team: Norman Mangina, CFP®
July 17, 2018Illumination Wealth takes tremendous pride in the contributions made by each member of our team. Norman Mangina, CFP® joined the Illumination Wealth team in 2015 with a diverse financial background. He recently became a Certified Financial Planner™ professional after completing… Read Now >>
What My Son’s Kindergarten Teacher Taught Me About Financial Advice
June 12, 2018While dropping my son of at school for his last time in Kindergarten it dawned on me just how much he learned and grew over the past year. I realized that his teachers were incredible facilitators that brought out the… Read Now >>
How To Pay For College With Real Estate Investing
June 11, 2018When most people think of saving for college they immediately think of 529 Plans. There is another way to pay for college that provides for predictable growth, tax-efficiency and even more control. The ways is through investing in real estate.… Read Now >>
Credit Cards for the Strategic Traveler
June 8, 2018by Anakaren Godinez Credit cards have become part of our everyday lives. Most people would even say it is their preferred form of payment. So why not have your credit card work for you? There are so many credit cards… Read Now >>
How To Turn Your Vacation Into A Tax Deduction
May 30, 2018Did you know that IRS rules state that you if a trip you take was primarily for business but you extend your stay for a vacation or had other non-business activities your business-related travel expenses are tax deductible? Pretty sweet… Read Now >>
What I Learned About Investing at 12 Years Old
May 30, 2018When I was 12 years old I participated in the first school-sponsored stock market game throughout the country. Our team was given a fictitious $100,000 and we had 10 weeks to invest the money. We competed against hundreds of other… Read Now >>
How The Great Recession Impacted Me
May 30, 2018In 2007 I was working for one of the largest and most successful hedge funds. I was entrusted to help manage money for large institutional clients and pension funds. If I did well, the clients did well, the firm did… Read Now >>
